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pay in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. cancel or discharge a debt
    "pay up, please!"
    pay up  ante up  pay 
  2. bring in
    "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
    yield  pay  bear 
  3. do or give something to somebody in return
    "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
    pay  pay off  make up  compensate 
  4. dedicate
    "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
    give  pay  devote 
  5. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
    "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
    give  pay 
  6. 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"
    pay 
  7. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
    "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
    pay 
  8. make a compensation for
    "a favor that cannot be paid back"
    pay 
  9. discharge or settle
    "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
    pay 
  10. render
    "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
    pay 
  11. be worth it
    "It pays to go through the trouble"
    pay 
noun
  1. something that remunerates
    "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
    wage  pay  earnings  remuneration  salary 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University