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How to pronounce payments in American English
“payments” pronunciation by American speakers
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“payments” in real sentences — American speakers
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benefits, disability benefits, foster childcare payments, child support payments, alimony payments, lumpsum payments,
Census Bureau
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payments, and other miscellaneous payments.
GAO
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through payments and push through payments despite the stop order.
State Department
Words that sound like “payments”
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Other forms of “payments”
Why real speech
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