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pay 1 P0124900 (pā)v. paid (pād), pay·ing, pays v.tr.1. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered: pay the cashier.2. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: paid four dollars for a hamburger; paid an hourly wage.3. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation): paying taxes; paid the bill.4. To bear (a cost or penalty, for example) in recompense: She paid the price for her unpopular opinions.5. To yield as a return: a savings plan that paid six percent interest.6. To afford an advantage to; profit: It paid us to be generous.7. To give or bestow: paying compliments; paying attention.8. To make (a visit or call).9. Past tense and past participle paid or payed (pād) To let out (a line or cable) by slackening.v.intr.1. To give money in exchange for goods or services.2. To discharge a debt or obligation.3. To bear a cost or penalty in recompense: You'll pay for this mischief!4. To be profitable or worthwhile: It doesn't pay to get angry.adj.1. Of, relating to, giving, or receiving payments.2. Requiring payment to use or operate: a pay toilet.3. Yielding valuable metal in mining: a pay streak.n.1. The act of paying or state of being paid.2. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.3. a. Recompense or reward: Your thanks are pay enough.b. Retribution or punishment.4. Paid employment: the workers in our pay.5. A person considered with regard to his or her credit or reliability in discharging debts.Phrasal Verbs: pay back1. To pay or return (what is owed as a debt).2. To repay (a person who is owed a debt).3. To give recompense to; reward: How can we ever pay you back for what you've done for us?4. To reciprocate; return: pay back a kindness.5. To retaliate against or get revenge upon. pay down To reduce (a debt) through payment. pay off1. To pay the full amount on (a debt).2. To result in profit or advantage; succeed: Your efforts will eventually pay off.3. To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.4. To pay (a plaintiff) to settle a lawsuit out of court.5. To bribe.6. Nautical To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward. pay out1. To give (money) out; spend.2. To let out (a line or rope) by slackening. pay up To give over the full monetary amount demanded.Idioms: pay (one's) dues To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play. pay (one's) way To contribute one's own share; pay for oneself. pay the piper To bear the consequences of something. pay through the nose Informal To pay excessively.
[Middle English paien, from Old French paiier, from Late Latin pācāre, to appease, from Latin, to pacify, subdue, from pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pay 2 P0124900 (pā)tr.v. payed or paid (pād), pay·ing, pays To coat or cover (seams of a ship, for example) with waterproof material such as tar or asphalt.
[Obsolete French peier, from Old French, from Latin picāre, from pix, pic-, pitch.]pay up vb (adverb) to pay (money) promptly, in full, or on demand Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  pay up - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"ante up, paypay - discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"liquidate, pay off - eliminate by paying off (debts)default, default on - fail to pay up |
Translationspay (pei) – past tense, past participle paid – verb1. to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc. He paid $5 for the book. 支付 支付2. to return (money that is owed). It's time you paid your debts. 付清 付清3. to suffer punishment (for). You'll pay for that remark! 受到懲罰 受到惩罚4. to be useful or profitable (to). Crime doesn't pay. 對...有益 对...有益5. to give (attention, homage, respect etc). Pay attention!; to pay one's respects. 給予(注意，敬意等) 给予（注意，敬意等） noun money given or received for work etc; wages. How much pay do you get? 薪水 薪水ˈpayable adjective which may be or must be paid. The account is payable at the end of the month. 可支付的，應支付的 可支付的，应支付的 payˈee noun a person to whom money is (to be) paid. 收款人 收款人ˈpayment noun1. money etc paid. The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments. 支付的款項 支付的款项2. the act of paying. He gave me a book in payment for my kindness. 支付，報酬 支付，报酬 ˈpay-packet noun an envelope containing a person's wages. The manager handed out the pay-packets. 薪資袋 工资袋ˈpay-roll noun1. a list of all the workers in a factory etc. We have 450 people on the pay-roll. 薪資名單，薪水帳冊 工资名单，薪金名册 2. the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers. The thieves stole the pay-roll. 薪資總額 工资额pay back1. to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed). I'll pay you back as soon as I can. 償還 偿还2. to punish. I'll pay you back for that! 懲罰 惩罚pay off1. to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed. Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off. 付清工資而解僱(工人) 付清工资而解雇（工人） 2. to have good results. His hard work paid off. 有報償 有报偿pay up to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt. You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days). 全部付清 全部付清put paid to to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do). The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo. 結束 结束
pay up
pay upTo repay a debt or bill in full. If you don't pay up soon, we're going to have to repossess your car. That dinner was delicious! Let's pay up and head over to the movie theater.See also: pay, uppay something upto pay all of whatever is due; to complete all the payments on something. Would you pay up your bills, please? Your dues are all paid up.See also: pay, uppay upto pay what is owed. (Often a command: Pay up!) I want my money now. Pay up! If you don't pay up, I'll take you to court.See also: pay, uppay upPay in full, discharge all that is owing, as in, It's late-let's pay up and go home. [c. 1800] Also see pay off, def. 1. See also: pay, uppay upv. To pay some amount that is demanded in full: If you don't pay up by the end of the week, you'll be evicted.See also: pay, upFinancialSeepaypay up
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