| pay an arm and a leg |
(informal) to pay a lot of money, much more than one wishes to spend. |
| pay attention |
to direct your mind to (something); focus your attention on (usu. fol. by "to"). |
| pay back |
to return what is owed or borrowed; repay. |
| pay dirt |
(informal) any source of wealth, money, or success. [2 definitions] |
| pay off |
to finish payments on. |
| pay off a score |
to retaliate in response to a grievance or hurt. |
| pay phone |
a usu. coin-operated public telephone. |
| pay the piper |
to suffer the unpleasant consequences of former pleasure or irresponsibility. [2 definitions] |
| pay up |
(informal) to pay the total amount of a particular debt. |
| portal-to-portal pay |
a worker's wages computed from the moment of entering the workplace to the moment of leaving it. |
| severance pay |
an extra amount of money, usu. dependent on length of time employed, that is given to employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. |
| take-home pay |
the salary or wages left after all the various deductions, such as social security and taxes, have been made. |