pay
IPA: pˈeɪ
noun
- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
- A diminutive of the unisex given name Payton.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
- (transitive, intransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- (transitive) To be profitable for.
- (transitive) To give (something else than money).
- (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
- (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
- (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
- (transitive) To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
adjective
- Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
- Pertaining to or requiring payment.
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Examples of "pay" in Sentences
- The attendee did not pay the fee.
- His car stopped at a tollbooth to pay the fee.
- You should pay the fee and get the necessary receipt.
- The show was fascinating enough to pay expensive admission fee.
- It costs taxpayers to incarcerate those unable to pay the fines.
- The prospective homeowner is expected to pay a portion of the costs.
- At the end of the day the Indian consumer will have to pay the cost.
- The Province of Ontario agreed to pay for the costs of the airport ferry.
- The advantage to the employer is low cost of paying wages and efficiency.
- Failure to timely pay the fees results in loss of the patent's protection.
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