Debt settlements (8)

I believe the answer is:

payments

(Other definitions for payments that I've seen before include "contributions" , "Disbursements" , "fees?" , "Acts of defrayal" , "financial gains" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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