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Related / Similar Words: wage, earnings, remuneration, salary, give, devote, pay up, ante up, pay off, make up, compensate, yield, bear

Definition:

something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings";

dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to";

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";

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";

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please";

cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!";

discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation";

do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?";

bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?";

make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back";

render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call";

be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble";

See Also: fund, liquidate, pay off, redeem, buy off, disburse, pay out, pay back, get, fix

Hyponyms: combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, pay packet, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay, take one's lumps, get one's lumps, offer, extend, subsidize, subsidise, finance, put up, contribute, compensate, recompense, remunerate, overpay, underpay, prepay, go Dutch, repair, indemnify, tithe, remit, redeem, pay off, spend, expend, drop, bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms, refund, return, repay, give back, foot, pick, disburse, pay out, charge, pay cash, defray, kick back, prefer, liquidate, pay up, ante up, net, clear

Grouped Verbs: sacrifice, give, pay back, pay off, get, fix

Part Meronyms: payroll, paysheet

Derivational Morphology: compensate, recompense, remunerate, earn, garner, yield, bear, pay up, ante up, pay off, make up, payer, remunerator, wage, earnings, remuneration, salary, payment, defrayal, defrayment, payee, compensation, fruit, output, production

Anagrams: yap, pya

Language Translations:
Chinese: 付		Danish: betale
Dutch: betalen		Finnish: maksaa
French: payer		Frisian: betelje
German: bezahlen		Hungarian: fizetni
Italian: pagare		Japanese: 払う
Korean: 지불하다		Portuguese: pagar
Russian: платить		Slovene: plačati
Spanish: pagar		Swedish: betala

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