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What (who) is pay - definition
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Pay (disambiguation); PAY
pay
v. to deliver money owed.
pay
I
n.
1) to draw, receive pay
2) back; equal; incentive; mustering-out (mil.); overtime; severance (AE; BE has redundancy payment); retroactive; sick; strike; take-home pay
3) pay for (equal pay for equal work)
4) in smb.'s pay (he was in the pay of the enemy)
II
v.
1) to pay handsomely, highly, well
2) (A) she paid the money to me; or: she paid me the money
3) (D; intr.) to pay by (to pay by check)
4) (D; intr., tr.) to pay for (have you paid for the book. I paid ten dollars for this record)
5) (D; intr., tr.) to pay into (we have been paying into a pension fund; the money was paid into her account)
6) (d; intr. tr.) to pay out of (she paid out of her own pocket)
7) (E) it doesn't pay to economize on essentials
8) (H) he paid us to watch his house
pay
pay1
¦ verb (past and past participle paid)
1. give (someone) money due for work, goods, or a debt incurred.
give (a sum of money) thus owed.
(pay someone off) dismiss someone with a final payment.
2. be profitable or advantageous.
(pay off) informal yield good results.
3. suffer a loss or misfortune as a consequence of an action.
give what is due or deserved to.
(pay someone back) take revenge on someone.
4. give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to.
make (a visit or call) to.
5. (pay something out) let out a rope by slackening it.
¦ noun money paid to someone for work.
Phrases
in the pay of employed by.
pay dearly suffer for a misdemeanour or failure.
pay its (or one's) way earn enough to cover its or one's costs.
pay one's last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral.
pay one's respects make a polite visit to someone.
pay through the nose informal pay much more than a fair price.
Derivatives
payee noun
payer noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'pacify'): from OFr. paie (n.), payer (v.), from L. pacare 'appease', from pax, pac- 'peace'.
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pay2
¦ verb (past and past participle payed) Nautical seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.
Origin
C17: from Old North. Fr. peier, from L. picare, from pix, pic- 'pitch'.
Wikipedia
Pay
Pay may refer to:
- A wage or salary earned for work
- The process of payment
Examples of use of pay
1. Businesses that do open are obligated to pay holiday pay.
2. Pay Pay is linked to Mobutu‘s corrupt bureaucracy.
3. Togo end a tumultuous two weeks at the tournament which included pay disputes, their coach Otto Pfister walking out, pay disputes, Pfister returning, pay disputes, a missed flight to their match against Switzerland, and finally a resolved pay dispute.
4. "This may be less significant for those that already pay enhanced redundancy pay but for those that pay the statutory minimum, this will come as a real shock."
5. The Chinese have to pay for transport, pay duties and pay taxes to get the product here, and still it is cheaper.