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   pay

   /peɪ/

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred: "the traveller paid a guide to show him across" Similar rewardreimburserecompensegive payment tosettle up withremuneratetipindemnify
   • ▪ give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt: "the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share" Similar spendexpendpay outlay outpart withdisbursehand overremitrenderinformal:dish outshell outfork outcough upante uppony up
   • ▪ hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone: "I always prefer to pay all my bills on time" Similar dischargesettlepay offpay in fullmeetclearsquaredefrayhonoursatisfymake goodliquidate
   • ▪ (of work, an investment, etc.) provide someone with (a sum of money): "jobs that pay £5 an hour"
   • ▪ (of a business, activity, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous: "crime doesn't pay" Similar yieldpay outreturnproducebring ininformal:rake inbe profitablemake moneymake a profitbe remunerativemake a returnprovide a livingbe advantageous tobenefitbe of advantage tobe of benefit tobe beneficial tobe profitable tobe worthwhile torepayserve
   • 2. suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action: "they paid for his impatience" Similar suffersuffer the consequencesbe punishedpay a penaltyatonemake atonementpay the priceget one's desertstake one's medicineinformal:get one's comeuppance
   • ▪ give what is due or deserved to: "‘I'll pay you for that,’ he snarled"
   • 3. give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone): "no one paid them any attention" Similar bestowpresentgrantgivehand outextendofferprofferrenderafford
   • ▪ make (a visit or call) to (someone): "she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit"

   noun

   • 1. the money paid to someone for regular work: "an entitlement to sickness pay"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘pacify’): from Old French paie (noun), payer (verb), from Latin pacare ‘appease’, from pax, pac- ‘peace’. The notion of ‘payment’ arose from the sense of ‘pacifying’ a creditor.

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   • Definition of pay verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to give somebody money for work, goods, services, etc. Who's paying? pay for something I'll pay for the tickets. You have to pay extra for a single room. Many consumers are willing to pay more for better service.

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   • Some common synonyms of pay are compensate, indemnify, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay, and satisfy. While all these words mean "to give money or its equivalent in return for something," pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred. When might compensate be a better fit than pay?

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   What does it mean to pay a debt?

   • 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc) by giving or doing something: he paid his creditors. 2. (when: intr, often foll by for) to give (money) to (a person) in return for goods or services: they pay their workers well; they pay by the hour. 3. to give or afford (a person) a profit or benefit: it pays one to be honest.

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