verb
- Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.
- usage: "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
- synonyms: pay
- Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.
- usage: "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
- Cancel or discharge a debt.
- usage: "pay up, please"
- Bring in.
- usage: "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually"
- Do or give something to somebody in return.
- usage: "Does she pay you for the work you are doing"
- synonyms: pay, pay off, make up, compensate
- Dedicate.
- usage: "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
- Be worth it.
- usage: "It pays to go through the trouble"
- synonyms: pay
- Render.
- usage: "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
- synonyms: pay
- Bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.
- usage: "You'll pay for this"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
- synonyms: pay
- Make a compensation for.
- usage: "a favor that cannot be paid back"
- synonyms: pay
- Discharge or settle.
- usage: "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
- synonyms: pay
adjective
- Marked by the reception of pay.
- usage: "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
- Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby.
- synonyms: nonrecreational
- Yielding a fair profit.
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