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Definitions for Pay

[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.
[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.
[16] to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained.
[17] to suffer or be punished for something: The murderer paid with his life.
[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.
[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 relating to payment.
[27] pay down , 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. 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 , to pay (someone) everything that is due that person, especially to do so and discharge from one's employ. to pay (a debt) in full. Informal . to bribe. to retaliate upon or punish. Nautical . to fall off to leeward. to result in success or failure: The risk paid off handsomely.
[30] pay out , to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse. to get revenge upon for an injury; punish. to let out (a rope) by slackening.
[31] pay up , to pay fully. to pay on demand: The gangsters used threats of violence to force the shopkeepers to pay up.
[32] pay as you go , to pay for (goods, services, etc.) at the time of purchase, as opposed to buying on credit. to spend no more than income permits; keep out of debt. to pay income tax by regular deductions from one's salary or wages.
[33] pay back , to repay or return: to pay back a loan. to retaliate against or punish: She paid us back by refusing the invitation. to requite.
[34] pay one's /its way , to pay one's portion of shared expenses. 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.
[35] to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
[36] to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc) by giving or doing something he paid his creditors
[37] (when intr, often foll by for ) to give (money) to (a person) in return for goods or services they pay their workers well ; they pay by the hour
[38] to give or afford (a person) a profit or benefit it pays one to be honest
[39] (tr) to give or bestow (a compliment, regards, attention, etc)
[40] (tr) to make (a visit or call)
[41] (intr often foll by for ) to give compensation or make amends
[42] (tr) to yield a return of the shares pay 15 per cent
[43] to give or do (something equivalent) in return; pay back he paid for the insult with a blow
[44] (tr; past tense and past participle paid or payed ) nautical to allow (a vessel) to make leeway
[45] Australian informal to acknowledge or accept (something) as true, just, etc
[46] pay one's way to contribute one's share of expenses to remain solvent without outside help
[47] money given in return for work or services; a salary or wage (as modifier ) a pay slip ; pay claim
[48] paid employment (esp in the phrase in the pay of )
[49] (modifier) requiring the insertion of money or discs before or during use a pay phone ; a pay toilet
[50] (modifier) rich enough in minerals to be profitably mined or worked pay gravel
[51] (tr) nautical to caulk (the seams of a wooden vessel) with pitch or tar

Words related to Pay

salary, wage, fee, reimbursement, profit, stipend, compensation, income, reward, payment, allowance, remuneration, refund, settle, handle, extend, grant, reimburse, offer, disburse

Words nearby Pay

paxil, paxman, paxos, paxton, paxwax, pay, pay a call, pay a compliment, pay a visit, pay as you go, pay attention

Origin of Pay

21620–30; < Middle French peier, Old French < Latin picāre to smear with pitch, derivative of pix (stem pic- ) pitch2

Word origin for Pay

C17: from Old French peier, from Latin picāre, from pix pitch

Synonyms for Pay

allowance, compensation, fee, income, payment, profit, reimbursement, remuneration, reward, salary, stipend, wage, bacon, bread, commission, consideration, defrayment, emoluments, hire, honorarium, indemnity, meed, perquisite, pittance, proceeds, reckoning, recompense, redress, reparation, requital, return, satisfaction, scale, settlement, takings, wages, recompensation, stipendium, take-home