plural of balloon payment

(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemistic) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.

(chiefly US, idiomatic, business, law, ethics) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.

(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.

(economics) A redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security, etc.

Alternative form of nonpayment

plural of payment terminal

(computer hardware) An electronic device which interfaces with payment cards to make electronic funds transfers.

(Canada, government) Extra money transferred from the federal government to a province, drawn from general tax revenue and intended to redistribute some wealth from relatively prosperous provinces to relatively poor provinces.

plural of severance payment