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πληρωμή
payment /pli.roˈmi/
nounB2#2538 most common
Also: settlement, installment, fee
Example sentences
Η πληρωμή είναι έτοιμη.
The payment is ready.
Κάνω την πληρωμή online.
I make the payment online.
Η πληρωμή του λογαριασμού πρέπει να γίνει μέχρι την Παρασκευή.
Payment of the bill must be made by Friday.
Καθυστέρησα την πληρωμή του ενοικίου αυτόν τον μήνα.
I was late with the rent payment this month.
Οι πληρωμές των μισθών καθυστερούν λόγω γραφειοκρατικών προβλημάτων.
Salary payments are delayed because of bureaucratic problems.
Η κυβέρνηση ανακοίνωσε νέο σύστημα ηλεκτρονικών πληρωμών για τον περιορισμό της φοροδιαφυγής.
The government announced a new electronic payment system to curb tax evasion.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η πληρωμή | οι πληρωμές |
| Genitive | της πληρωμής | των πληρωμών |
| Accusative | την πληρωμή | τις πληρωμές |
| Vocative | πληρωμή | πληρωμές |
Word family
Etymology
Πληρωμή is a deverbal noun from πληρώνω, "to pay," which itself traces back to ancient πληρόω, "to fill, to make full, to complete." The underlying sense is that a debt is filled up or completed once it is settled. The root goes back to πλήρης, "full," from the PIE root for filling.
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