to pay
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1.0
- verb
- /peɪ/
- Therefore, the carrier was not required to pay the cargo price to the shipper.
- pay the bill
- pay taxes
- pay a fee
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Watch on YouTubeWe need to help people pay their rent, he said.
- We need to help people pay their rent, he said.
- I have four days to pay this, right.
- There's two people I think Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump.
- I can't afford to pay for your room and board.
- How much money would I pay to reverse that, right?
- Mnuchin, we need to pay for the Playboy Channel.
- OK, Why can't you pay me not to smoke in class?
- Your children do not have to pay a dime in taxes.
- So insurance didn't actually pay, but it ran out.
- And then there was a need to pay for college tuitions.
- I just need to find out where to pay for parking which.
- Any kind of Google Adwords, they ask you to pay per click typically.
Examples
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And she accepted my apology after I paid for her breakfast.
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Without hesitation, I decided to pay for all of the students' meals out of pocket.
Academic text (2015) -
We need to help people pay their rent, he said.
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What are the costs that people pay for this?
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The second question I ask is, can I pay the actual cost?
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You can pay me later.
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Your children do not have to pay a dime in taxes.
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I can't afford to pay for your room and board.
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In the end, Victor had to pay more than $1,200 in hospital fees not covered.
Academic text (2017) -
I need to pay the contractor before he starts working on our house.
Synonyms
248
3.3
To provide money to pay for something
108
1.7
Use paper money and coins to buy something
91
4.2
To give money to someone for loss, injury or unpaid work
67
3.6
Give someone the money you owe them, often after they ask you
65
3.8
To give money from a fund or account
34
2.8
To pay for something, often for someone else
33
7.1
Pay a large amount of money even when you do not want to
31
3.4
To pay money you owe
26
5.3
To pay for something, often when it is expensive or unexpected
24
3.6
Give money to someone for work or help
19
6.0
To earn a net profit after expenses
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7.4
To pay money from a fund for a special purpose
7
7.8
Pay money you owe as your part of a shared bill
2
6.2
To send money to pay for something, often from one country to another
1
6.7
To pay someone all the money you owe them
1
8.2
To pay someone for their work or services
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
1
8.3
Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
158
2.3
Provide enough money to cover regular living costs like rent and food
- Specialized
11
6.3
To give regular money to an ex-wife or ex-husband to support them after a divorce
Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.0
A smaller amount of money given to a worker who is not working full time but is still employed
- Formal
1
4.1
A student loan plan that limits monthly payments to part of your income and may forgive the rest after years
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pay comes from Old French paier and Latin pagare, words that carried the idea 'to settle' or 'give what is due'. So to pay today means to give money for goods or to clear a debt.