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pay
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- pronunciation:
- peI
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun, adjective
- phrases:
- pay back, pay off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| phrase: |
pay off |
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pays, paying, paid |
| definition 1: |
to give money to.
Dad paid me for washing the car.
- similar words:
- repay
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| definition 2: |
to make a payment for something.
I paid for the popcorn at the movie.- similar words:
- buy, chip in, settle up, spend
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| definition 3: |
to settle by giving money.
He paid his bill at the restaurant.- synonyms:
- repay, settle
- similar words:
- square
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| definition 4: |
to give (money or other item of value) in return for something.
They paid a lot of money for their new house. |
| definition 5: |
to visit or call.
We paid our grandparents a visit yesterday. |
| definition 6: |
to be worth doing or good for one.
It pays to work hard.- similar words:
- assist, help, serve
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| definition 7: |
to experience revenge or punishment.
The outlaw said that he would make the sheriff pay for putting him in jail.- synonyms:
- suffer
- similar words:
- atone, be sorry, make amends
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| related words: |
bid, give, spend, yield |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
money or something else of value that is given for work.
The workers get their pay every two weeks.- synonyms:
- compensation, salary, wage
- similar words:
- commission, earnings, fee, tip
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| related words: |
allowance, income |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
needing payment of money to work.
I used the pay phone at the store.- similar words:
- collect
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| phrase: |
pay back |
| 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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