| absent-minded |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things. |
| account |
an arrangement with a store or other business that allows a customer to pay for goods or services on credit offered by the store instead of the customer using cash at the time of sale or using a standard credit card. In such cases, the store generally offers its own store credit card. [1/16 definitions] |
| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. [1/2 definitions] |
| afford |
to have enough money for; be able to pay for. |
| agency shop |
an agreement, between an owner or manager and a union that requires employees who do not want to join the union to pay a fee. [1/2 definitions] |
| agitator |
one who incites unrest or controversy, esp. one who does so for pay or to further a political cause. [1/2 definitions] |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| amortize |
to pay off (a debt) by installments over a defined period of time. [1/2 definitions] |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for political reasons. |
| attend |
to pay attention. [2/4 definitions] |
| bail1 |
to pay for the release of (often followed by "out"). [1/3 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. [1/2 definitions] |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bear in mind |
to remember or pay attention to (some information) that is in one's mind. |
| bet |
to agree to pay if your guess about some future event is wrong. [2/3 definitions] |
| bill1 |
a statement that a business sends to a customer to show how much the customer must pay for goods or services that the business provided. [1/4 definitions] |
| bill of exchange |
a written order to pay a specified amount to a specified person, used mainly in conducting business abroad. |
| blackmail |
to force or attempt to force (someone) to pay money or perform some action under the threat of having damaging information revealed. [1/3 definitions] |
| board |
meals served daily, usually for pay. [2/8 definitions] |
| bond |
a piece of paper that a government or business gives when it borrows money. A bond promises to pay back the sum of money along with interest. [1/3 definitions] |
| bonded |
subject to a binding promise to pay, as monetary debt. [1/3 definitions] |