En vs Payment - What's the difference?
en | payment |
English
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
(uncountable) The act of paying.
(countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.
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As a pronoun en
is he, him.As a noun payment is
(uncountable) the act of paying.en
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.Noun
(head)Etymology 2
The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.Noun
(en noun)- The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
Derived terms
* (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en spaceSee also
*Etymology 3
From (etyl)Derived terms
* en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suiteAnagrams
* English two-letter words ----payment
English
Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment .” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}