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pay
- pronunciation:
- peI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- phrases:
- pay off
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pays, paying, paid |
| definition 1: |
to give over money to (a person or business) in exchange for goods or services.
The company pays the employees every other week.Do we pay the waiter or the cashier?I need money to pay the plumber.
- similar words:
- recompense, remunerate, repay
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| definition 2: |
to satisfy the obligation of by giving over money.
We paid our bill at the restaurant.- synonyms:
- discharge, repay, satisfy, settle
- similar words:
- liquidate, remit, requite, square
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| definition 3: |
to give (money or other item of value) in return for something.
I paid fifty dollars for the painting forty years ago, and now it's worth a thousand. |
| definition 4: |
to compensate.
Don't worry; we'll pay you for your time.- synonyms:
- compensate, indemnify, recompense, reimburse, remunerate
- similar words:
- repay, requite, reward
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| definition 5: |
to get revenge on; punish.
We paid him back for his insults.- synonyms:
- fix, get, punish, requite
- similar words:
- chasten, chastise, repay, retaliate
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| definition 6: |
to produce as a return.
This account pays high interest.- synonyms:
- return, yield
- similar words:
- afford, earn, produce
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| definition 7: |
to be to one's advantage; profit.
It pays you to stay alert.- synonyms:
- avail, benefit, profit
- similar words:
- help, repay, reward
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| definition 8: |
to bestow upon; give.
He paid her a compliment.- synonyms:
- bestow, extend, give, grant
- similar words:
- offer, present, proffer
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| definition 9: |
to make (a visit or call).
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| related words: |
atone, bid, capitalize, deposit, extinguish, give, outlay, reimburse, spend, yield |
| phrase: |
pay off |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make a payment for something.
- similar words:
- buy, chip in, remit, settle up, spend, treat
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| definition 2: |
to satisfy a debt or obligation.
- synonyms:
- repay, settle up
- similar words:
- chip in, pay the piper, recompense, remit
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| definition 3: |
to be worthwhile or to one's advantage.
It pays to work hard.- similar words:
- assist, avail, help, serve
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| definition 4: |
to experience revenge or retribution.
You'll pay if you are caught cheating.- synonyms:
- answer, pay the piper, suffer
- similar words:
- atone, be sorry, make amends
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| related words: |
suffer |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
money or something else of value that is exchanged for work; wages; salary.
- synonyms:
- compensation, emolument, paycheck, salary, wage
- similar words:
- baksheesh, commission, earnings, fee, gratuity, hire, honorarium, recompense, stipend, tip
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| definition 2: |
paid employment.
He is in the pay of the government.- synonyms:
- employ, employment, hire, service
- similar words:
- job, occupation, profession
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| related words: |
allowance, income |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
needing payment of money to function.
a pay telephonepay television- similar words:
- coin-operated, collect
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| derivations: |
payee (n.), payer (n.) |
The word pay goes back to a Latin word that means "to keep peaceful or satisfied." By the Middle Ages, "pay" meant "satisfy someone to whom you owe money."
Word Builder: pay +
- paycheck:
payment of your wages in the form of a check.
- payday:
the day when you get paid at work.
- pay stub:
part of your paycheck that you keep. It shows how much you earned and deductions
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