payment
noun
an amount of money that you pay or receive
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Miscellaneous payments
down payment
noun
a first payment that you make when you are buying something and are going to pay the rest later
instalment
noun
one of several payments that an amount is divided into, so that you do not have to pay the whole amount at one time
gratuity
noun
a small amount of money that you give to someone to thank them for doing something for you
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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