pay
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English payen, from Old French paier, from Latin pacō (“‘to pacify’”)
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to pay (third-person singular simple present pays, present participle paying, simple past and past participle paid or payed)
- (transitive) To give money in exchange for goods or services.
- He paid him to clean the place up.
- (intransitive) To be profitable.
- Crime doesn’t pay.
- (transitive) To be profitable for.
- It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
- (transitive) To give (something else than money).
- To pay attention
- (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
- He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
- (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
- He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
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to give money in exchange for goods or services
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to be profitable
to give
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terms derived from pay (verb)
[edit] Noun
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pay (plural pays)
- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
- Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
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money given in return for work
[edit] Kurdish
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pay
[edit] Quechua
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pay
[edit] Turkish
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pay
