(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.

(finance) A schedule defining the dates and amounts of payments to be made for a financial instrument such as a bond and a derivative.

(finance) Any service provided by a financial institution to allow one person or organization to pay another for a product or service

(law) The agreed discharge of a debt by giving something differing in character from that of the original debt

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

(law) A written order from a first person that instructs a second person to pay a specified recipient a specific amount of money or goods at a specific time.

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

plural of payment terminal

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