Payment

1.

Defined broadly, payment refers to the payor’s transfer of a monetary claim on a party acceptable to the payee.

Typically, claims take the form of banknotes or deposit balances held at a financial institution or at a central bank.

2.

The term is also defined more strictly for certain accounting and tax purposes, where the exact timing of payments - for example either within or outside of a given tax calculation period - is important for the determination of tax liabilities and reliefs.

See also

• Pay
• Remittance
• Payment factory