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"payment" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often remuneration (12 letters).
Definitions
the act of paying money
Word origin
From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay + -ment.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Money paid”7 letters
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