expression "raise a payment"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

I stumbled across this expression “to raise a payment”.
Does it mean “to make a payment” ?
Is it in widespread use?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi Alex,

‘Raise’ in this business/commercial sense has the meaning of ‘create’ with the idea of starting the process of paying - doing the paperwork if you like. ‘Raise an order’ is an expression I am more familiar with and indicates what you have to do in terms of the paperwork to create an order for something that someone has asked for.

Alan