Pay Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. | | 2. | to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt. | | 3. | to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work. | | 4. | to defray (cost or expense). | | 5. | to give compensation for. | | 6. | to yield a recompense or return to; be profitable to: Your training will pay you well in the future. | | 7. | to yield as a return: The stock paid six percent last year. | | 8. | to requite, as for good, harm, or an offense: How can I pay her for her kindness and generosity? | | 9. | to give or render (attention, respects, compliments, etc.), as if due or fitting. | | 10. | to make (a call, visit, etc.). | | 11. | to suffer in retribution; undergo: You'll pay the penalty for your stubbornness! | | 12. | Nautical. to let (a ship) fall off to leeward. | –verb (used without object) | 13. | to transfer money, goods, etc., as in making a purchase or settling a debt. | | 14. | to discharge a debt or obligation. | | 15. | to yield a return, profit, or advantage; be worthwhile: It pays to be courteous. |
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| 16. | to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained. | | 17. | to suffer or be punished for something: The murderer paid with his life. | –noun | 18. | the act of paying or being paid; payment. | | 19. | wages, salary, or a stipend. | | 20. | a person with reference to solvency or reputation for meeting obligations: The bank regards him as good pay. | | 21. | paid employment: in the pay of the enemy. | | 22. | reward or punishment; requital. | | 23. | a rock stratum from which petroleum is obtained. | –adjective | 24. | requiring subscribed or monthly payment for use or service: pay television. | | 25. | operable or accessible on deposit of a coin or coins: a pay toilet. | | 26. | of or pertaining to payment. | —Verb phrases | 27. | pay down, | a. | to pay (part of the total price) at the time of purchase, with the promise to pay the balance in installments: On this plan you pay only ten percent down. | | b. | to pay off or back; amortize: The company's debt is being paid down rapidly. | | | 28. | pay for, to suffer or be punished for: to pay for one's sins. | | 29. | pay off, | a. | to pay (someone) everything that is due that person, esp. to do so and discharge from one's employ. | | b. | to pay (a debt) in full. | | d. | to retaliate upon or punish. | | e. | Nautical. to fall off to leeward. | | f. | to result in success or failure: The risk paid off handsomely. | | | 30. | pay out, | a. | to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse. | | b. | to get revenge upon for an injury; punish. | | c. | to let out (a rope) by slackening. | | | 31. | pay up, | b. | to pay on demand: The gangsters used threats of violence to force the shopkeepers to pay up. | | —Idioms | 32. | pay as you go, | a. | to pay for (goods, services, e
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tc.) at the time of purchase, as opposed to buying on credit. | | b. | to spend no more than income permits; keep out of debt. | | c. | to pay income tax by regular deductions from one's salary or wages. | | | 33. | pay back, | a. | to repay or return: to pay back a loan. | | b. | to retaliate against or punish: She paid us back by refusing the invitation. | | | 34. | pay one's or its way, | a. | to pay one's portion of shared expenses. | | b. | to yield a return on one's investment sufficient to repay one's expenses: It will take time for the restaurant to begin paying its way. | | |
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You Definition–pronoun | 1. | the pronoun of th
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e second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed, in the nominative or objective case: You are the highest bidder. It is you who are to blame. We can't help you. This package came for you. Did she give you the book? | | 2. | one; anyone; people in general: a tiny animal you can't even see. | | 3. | (used in apposition with the subject of a sentence, sometimes repeated for emphasis following the subject): You children pay attention. You rascal, you! | | 4. | Informal. (used in place of the pronoun your before a gerund): There's no sense in you getting upset. | | 5. | Archaic. | a. | yourself; yourselves: Get you home. Make you ready. | | b. | a pl. form of the pronoun ye. | | –noun | 6. | something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you. | | 7. | the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. | |
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Phone Definition–noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), phoned, phon⋅ing. |
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