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UK
/pˈeɪ/
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[ US /ˈpeɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈpeɪ/ ]
VERB
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render
pay a visit
pay a call -
do or give something to somebody in return
Does she pay you for the work you are doing? -
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
pay attention
Don't pay him any mind
Give him my best regards
give the orders -
bring in
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
interest-bearing accounts -
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly
You'll pay for this!
You'll pay for this opinion later -
make a compensation for
a favor that cannot be paid back -
dedicate
pay attention to
give priority to
give thought to -
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Pay the waitress, please
I paid four dollars for this sandwich -
be worth it
It pays to go through the trouble -
discharge or settle
pay an obligation
pay a debt -
cancel or discharge a debt
pay up, please!
NOUN
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something that remunerates
they saved a quarter of all their earnings
he wasted his pay on drink
wages were paid by check
How To Use pay In A Sentence
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- She laid a little of her pay away each week.
- Pay particular attention to zoning in each of the alternatives proposed for your area.
- The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
- Now, though, insurers find they are increasingly paying out for teenagers crashing expensive vehicles that they would not normally have the ghost of a chance of obtaining cover for.
- No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.
- Its heroes were beastly revellers or cruel and ferocious plunderers; its heroines unsexed hoidens, playing the ugliest tricks with their lovers, and repaying slights with bloody revenge, -- very dangerous and unsatisfactory companions for any other than the fire - eating Vikings and redhanded, unwashed Berserkers. The Conflict with Slavery and Others, Complete, Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism
- The institute says that less than 1 per cent of households would willingly pay for the meters if they had a choice. Times, Sunday Times
- Alimony (also called spousal support) is tax deductible to the payor and taxable income to the payee. How To Make Divorce Less Taxing
- It'll be difficult to get past the ticket collector without paying.