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Verb: pay (paid) pey- Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
"I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" - Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
"Don't pay him any mind"; "pay attention" - give - Cancel or discharge a debt
"pay up, please!" - pay up, ante up - Bring in
"How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" - yield, bear - Do or give something to somebody in return
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" - pay off, make up, compensate - Dedicate
"pay attention to" - give, devote - Be worth it
"It pays to go through the trouble" - Render
"pay a visit"; "pay a call" - Bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
"You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" - Make a compensation for
"a favour that cannot be paid back" - Discharge or settle
"pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" Noun: pay pey- Something that remunerates
"he wasted his pay on drink" - wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
Derived forms: paid, pays, paying See also: fund, pay back, pay off, pay out, payee, payer, payment Type of: abide, be, bear, bring in, brook, cerebrate, clear, cogitate, communicate, digest, earn, endure, gain, give, intercommunicate, make, pull in, put up, realise [Brit], realize, regular payment, repay, requite, settle, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, take in, think, tolerate Part of: payroll, paysheet Encyclopedia: Pay |