pay
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/peɪ/
English
Definitions
noun
- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.“Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.”
verb
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.“he paid her off the books and in kind where possible”
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.“he has paid his debt to society”
- To be profitable for.“It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.”
- To give (something else than money).“to pay attention”
adjective
- Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.“pay toilet”
- Pertaining to or requiring payment.
verb
- To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
Related words
Synonyms
remunerationante uppay upearningssalarypay offwagecompensategiveyielddevotemake upbearbuycostreimbursement