noun
payment, settlement
B1
Zahlung is a feminine noun meaning 'payment' or 'settlement'. Article die, plural die Zahlungen. Declensions: die Zahlung (Nom), der Zahlung (Gen). Common in financial contexts; collocations: Zahlung leisten (to make a payment), Zahlung erhalten. Plural formation is regular. Used in invoices and contracts.
Examples
Wegen der verspäteten Zahlung kündigte die Firma den Vertrag, obwohl der Kunde um eine Fristverlängerung bat.
Because of the delayed payment the company terminated the contract, although the customer asked for an extension.
Die Zahlung ist gestern eingegangen.
The payment arrived yesterday.
Nach der Zahlung gilt die Rechnung als beglichen.
After the settlement, the invoice is considered paid.
Details
Mnemonics
hands exchanging money or a bank transfer confirmation to represent a payment
think 'zahl' (German for number) + '-ung' (a noun ending) — a number transfer = payment
die — imagine a female cashier stamping a receipt to remember the feminine article
Notes
Commonly used for bank or invoice payments. Slightly more formal than 'Bezahlung' in some contexts.