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pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
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give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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fund furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
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liquidate,
pay off settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
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pay off,
redeem yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
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buy off,
pay off pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
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disburse,
pay out expend, as from a fund
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subsidise,
subsidize support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"
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finance obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
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contribute,
put up contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
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remunerate,
recompense,
compensate make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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overpay pay too much
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underpay pay too little
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prepay pay for something before receiving it
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go dutch share expenses equally and split the cost of something; "My boyfriend and I always go Dutch"
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indemnify,
recompense,
repair,
compensate secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
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tithe pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
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remit diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
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pay off,
redeem yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
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expend,
spend,
drop pay out; "spend money"
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bribe,
grease one's palms,
corrupt,
buy make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
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give back,
refund,
repay,
return pay back; "Please refund me my money"
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foot,
pick add a column of numbers
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disburse,
pay out expend, as from a fund
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charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
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pay cash pay (for something) with cash
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defray bear the expenses of
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kick back spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
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prefer like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
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pay - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" |
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compensate |
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settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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pay back,
pay off,
fix,
get take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
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pay back,
pay off,
fix,
get take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
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pay - discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" |
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settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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ante up,
pay up,
pay cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
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pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
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brook,
abide,
stomach,
stick out,
tolerate,
endure,
digest,
put up,
suffer,
support,
stand,
bear bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"
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get one's lumps,
take one's lumps suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
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pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" |
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pay back,
pay off,
fix,
get take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
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requite,
repay make repayment for or return something
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pay - render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call" |
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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pay - be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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