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[ verb ] give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Examples "I paid four dollars for this sandwich" "Pay the waitress, please" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)One , by Sen._Louis_Crump of San_Saba , would aid more than 17000 retailers who pay a group of miscellaneous excise_taxes by eliminating the requirement that each return be notarized . The other bill , by Sen._A._M._Aikin_Jr. of Paris , would relieve real_estate_brokers , who pay their own annual licensing_fee , from the $ 12 annual occupation_license on brokers in such_as stocks and bonds . Statements by other legislators that Dallas is paying for all its water_program by local bonds , and that less populous places would benefit most by the pending bill , did not sway Cotten 's attack . (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Bill_Kunkel , Bob_Hartman and Ed_Keegan did the mound chores for the club down from West_Palm_Beach to play the game before 767 paying customers in Miami_Stadium . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Mrs._Shaefer never got_around_to joining the thousand or_so people who paid Lee some $ 30000 for his ozone machines . |
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[ verb ] convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
Synonyms Examples "Don't pay him any mind" "give the orders" "Give him my best regards" "pay attention" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Of_course , the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr._Fisher , then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , to the Vatican last December . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)On November 22 , 1859 , the Providence_Daily_Journal stated that although Brown 's `` pluck '' and honest fanaticism must be admired , any honor paid to Brown would only induce other fanatics to imitate his actions . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)If he bothers you , do n't pay him any mind . Related terms |
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[ verb ] do or give something to somebody in return
Synonyms Examples "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)He does n't really need the immense sum_of_money ( probably converted from American gold on the London_Exchange ) he makes them pay . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)It was as though he had made a pact with the devil himself , but it was not_yet time to pay the price . There would be time enough , perhaps the Old_Man reassured himself , to pay the devil his due . |
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[ noun ] (business) something that remunerates
Synonyms Examples "wages were paid by check" "he wasted his pay on drink" "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Check to see if some of your benefits - such_as on-the-job disability pay - can be put on a direct payment rather than an insured basis at a savings to you . Require each employee to work his last shift both before and after the holiday to be eligible for pay . You might try providing standard vacation time_off but make the vacation pay depend_on the number of hours worked in the previous year . (Sports Age, 24:9...)Among them , according to the U._S. Department_of_Commerce , are : ( 1 ) shorter work_weeks , ( 2 ) higher pay , ( 3 ) longer paid_vacations , ( 4 ) better transportation , ( 5 ) earlier retirement , and ( 6 ) more education . (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Hudson deposed Juet and cut his pay . |
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[ verb ] render
Examples "pay a visit" "pay a call" Used in print (Anita Loos, No Mother to Guide Her....)So he paid a call on Barco in his cell and began their chat by stating bluntly : Related terms |
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[ verb ] bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
Examples "You'll pay for this!" "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly" "You'll pay for this opinion later" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)Many_of them paid for their curiosity with their lives , for some minutes later the first giant wave roared over the shore . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) bring in; as of investments
Examples "interest-bearing accounts" "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Gaining her second straight victory , Norman_B._Small_,_Jr. 's Garden_Fresh , a 3 - year old filly , downed promising colts in the $ 4500 St._Patrick's_Day_Purse , featured seventh race here today , and paid $ 7.20 straight . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)`` It 's not for making pretty speeches about Dante those actresses get paid so good '' . |
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[ verb ] be worth it
Examples "It pays to go through the trouble" Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)For Sam_Spade , neither crime nor virtue pays ; moreover , it is increasingly difficult to distinguish between the two . Related terms |
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[ verb ] as in the expressions "give thought to"
Examples "give priority to", etc. Used in print (The New York Times,...)The Charter does stipulate that `` due regard '' shall be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on `` as wide a geographical basis as possible '' . (The American-German Review,...)He had just paid a brief visit to the Frick_Collection to admire his favorite paintings by Rembrandt and Franz_Hals . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27282
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