The phrase "against a payment of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a transaction or exchange is being described, particularly in legal or formal documents.
Example: "The services will be provided against a payment of $500."
Alternatives: "in exchange for" or "upon payment of".
The increase largely reflected one-time gains from the sale of its half-interest in the cable network Comedy Central for about $1.2 billion and a settlement of a lawsuit against Microsoft for a payment of about $750 million.
Sami al-Saadi, another Libyan dissident, and his family have already settled their claim against the government for a payment of £2.2m.
A speaker announced a charity project initiated by Kadyrov's mother and sponsored by the Kadyrov fund: the families of officers killed in the fight against militants would receive a payment of fifty thousand rubles.
He said the evidence suggested that the president "repeatedly used the machinery of government and the powers of his office to conceal his relationship with Monica Lewinsky from the American people and from the grand jury".See article: The case against impeachmentPaula Jones accepted a payment of $850,000, but no apology, in return for dropping her sexual-harassment suit against Mr Clinton.
Could there be enough "overwhelming" evidence against Chevron to merit a payment of over $100 billion?
Al-Saadi settled his claim against the British government with a payment of £2.2m.
The City of Paris dropped its complaint against Mr. Chirac in return for a payment of $2.86 million, of which $650,000 was provided by Mr. Chirac and the rest by the governing Union for a Popular Movement party, the successor to Mr. Chirac's party, the Rally for the Republic.
Insuring $10 million in bonds against default, in other words, required a payment of $8 million.
"The proceedings against Mr Blatter primarily related to a payment of CHF 2,000,000 [£.1.3m] transferred in February 2011 from Fifa to Mr Platini.
The City of Paris dropped its complaint against Mr. Chirac last year in return for a payment of more than $3 million, which came from Mr. Chirac and the governing political party, the Union for a Popular Movement, which is the successor to Mr. Chirac's party.
