Singular or plural for "payment"

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(1a) Do you accept cash payment? (uncountable, singular)

(1b) Do you accept cash payments? (countable, plural)

(2a) A cashier is responsible for collecting payment? (uncountable, singular)

(2b) A cashier is responsible for collecting payments? (countable, plural)

I am not sure which form works: singular or plural. Thank you very much.

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ansonguy(1a) Do you accept cash payment? (uncountable, singular)
(1b) Do you accept cash payments? (countable, plural)

These both work.

"uncountable, singular" doesn't really make sense. It is just uncountable.

ansonguy(2a) A cashier is responsible for collecting payment? (uncountable, singular)
(2b) A cashier is responsible for collecting payments? (countable, plural)

If you are talking about a specific individual payment, (2a) would normally be used over (2b), but of course you can also say e.g. "A cashier is responsible for collecting the/your payment".

If you are talking generally about the role of a cashier, use (2b).

I'm not sure that you intended to put a question mark at the end of these sentences.

Singular or plural for "payment"

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