to pay
- verb
- /peɪ/
- Specialized
- Investing in a diverse portfolio often pays more over time than keeping money in a savings account.
- pay dividends
Other stocks, other dividend paying stocks will pay an annual dividend.
- Other stocks, other dividend paying stocks will pay an annual dividend.
- If there's plenty of cash that pays all the expenses, then you're probably fine.
- I had real estate paying me got cracked.
- Sometimes they pay out a bit more.
Examples
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Finally, a few managers are paid a performance fee relative to a benchmark.
Academic text (2017) -
How much does the job pay?
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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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A client pays for a package to be delivered... we deliver.
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But the mine pays six times what I'm making now.
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OK, so an annuity pays you a fixed amount.
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Students were selected on a competitive basis and were paid $2,500 over a period of five months.
Academic text (2008) -
It pays 300 pounds.
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This new project really pays off; we've already seen significant returns in just a few months.
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The interest on this bond pays consistently, providing reliable income for investors.
Synonyms
To get money for work you do or from a business
To produce something, often a profit or result
Earn money from a thing or activity
To pay interest on an investment
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Provide enough money to cover regular living costs like rent and food
- Specialized
To give regular money to an ex-wife or ex-husband to support them after a divorce
Compounds
- Archaic
A smaller amount of money given to a worker who is not working full time but is still employed
- Formal
A student loan plan that limits monthly payments to part of your income and may forgive the rest after years
How Profitable
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
In finance, to pay means to 'give' money back or income, so an investment that pays simply 'gives' interest or returns to the investor.