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pay Definition
(n)
something
that
remunerates
; "
wages
were
paid
by
check
"; "
he
wasted
his
pay
on
drink
"; "
they
saved
a
quarter
of
all
their
earnings
"
(v)
give
money
,
usually
in
exchange
for
goods
or
services
; "
I
paid
four
dollars
for
this
sandwich
"; "
Pay
the
waitress
,
please
"
(v)
convey
,
as
of
a
compliment
,
regards
,
attention
,
etc
.;
bestow
; "
Don
''
t
pay
him
any
mind
"; "
give
the
orders
"; "
Give
him
my
best
regards
"; "
pay
attention
"
(v)
do
or
give
something
to
somebody
in
return
; "
Does
she
pay
you
for
the
work
you
are
doing
?"
(v)
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
"
(v)
cancel
or
discharge
a
debt
; "
pay
up
,
please
!"
(v)
bring
in
; "
interest
-
bearing
accounts
"; "
How
much
does
this
savings
certificate
pay
annually
?"
(v)
render
; "
pay
a
visit
"; "
pay
a
call
"
(v)
be
worth
it
; "
It
pays
to
go
through
the
trouble
"
(v)
dedicate
; "
give
thought
to
"; "
give
priority
to
"; "
pay
attention
to
"
(v)
discharge
or
settle
; "
pay
a
debt
"; "
pay
an
obligation
"
(v)
make
a
compensation
for
; "
a
favor
that
cannot
be
paid
back
"
pay Synonyms
ante up
bear
compensate
devote
earnings
give
make up
pay
pay off
pay up
remuneration
salary
wage
yield
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