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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a big payments" is not correct in English.
It should be "big payments" or "a big payment." You can use "big payments" when referring to large sums of money being paid, while "a big payment" refers to a single large payment.
Example: "The company made a big payment to settle the lawsuit."
Alternatives: "large payments" or "substantial payment."
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This bombshell comes from a survey of 9,000 people in 12 European countries commission by MasterCard, a big payments processing company.MasterCard does not hide its purpose: to scare people into using germ-free "contactless" payments in preference to cash.
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