wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary
(noun) something that remunerates; “wages were paid by check”; “he wasted his pay on drink”; “they saved a quarter of all their earnings”
give, pay, devote
(verb) dedicate; “give thought to”; “give priority to”; “pay attention to”
pay
(verb) 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”
give, pay
(verb) 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”
pay
(verb) give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; “I paid four dollars for this sandwich”; “Pay the waitress, please”
pay, pay off, make up, compensate
(verb) do or give something to somebody in return; “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
yield, pay, bear
(verb) bring in; “interest-bearing accounts”; “How much does this savings certificate pay annually?”
pay
(verb) render; “pay a visit”; “pay a call”
pay
(verb) be worth it; “It pays to go through the trouble”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pay (plural Pays)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pay is the 28049th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 854 individuals. Pay is most common among White (71.66%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.69%) individuals.
• APY, Yap, pya, yap
pay (third-person singular simple present pays, present participle paying, simple past and past participle (obsolete) payed or paid)
(transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
(ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
(transitive) To be profitable for.
(transitive) To give (something else than money).
(intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
(intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
(intransitive) To suffer consequences.
(transitive) To admit that a joke, punchline, etc, was funny.
• (to give money): compensate
(Hyponyms of pay (to give money)):
• bribe
• disburse
• fund
• pay as you earn
• pay back
• pay down
• pay for
• pay for it
• pay forward
• pay in
• pay off
• pay off
• pay one's dues
• pay one's respects
• pay out
• pay respect
• pay the bills
• pay the freight
• pay the penalty
• pay the piper
• pay up
• reimburse
pay (countable and uncountable, plural pays)
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
pay (not comparable)
Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
Pertaining to or requiring payment.
pay (third-person singular simple present pays, present participle paying, simple past and past participle payed)
(nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
• APY, Yap, pya, yap
Source: Wiktionary
Pay, v. t. Etym: [OF. peier, fr. L. picare to pitch, i pitch: cf. OF. peiz pitch, F. poix. See Pitch a black substance.] (Naut.)
Definition: To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paid; p. pr. & vb. n. Paying.] Etym: [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See Peace.]
1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants. May no penny ale them pay [i. e., satisfy]. P. Plowman. [She] pays me with disdain. Dryden.
2. Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon. For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. B. Jonson.
3. To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed). "Pay me that thou owest." Matt. xviii. 28. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 26. If they pay this tax, they starve. Tennyson.
4. To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised. This day have I paid my vows. Prov. vii. 14.
5. To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit. Not paying me a welcome. Shak. To pay off. (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off the crew of a ship. (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to unwind.
– To pay one's duty, to render homage, as to a sovereign or other superior.
– To pay out (Naut.), to pass out; hence, to slacken; to allow to run out; as, to pay out more cable. See under Cable.
– To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble. [Colloq.]
Pay, v. i.
Definition: To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. Ps. xxxvii. 21.
2. Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays. To pay for. (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with life. (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to be mulcted on account of. 'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings. Beau. & Fl.
– To pay off. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
– To pay on. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] To beat with vigor; to redouble blows. [Colloq.] -- To pay round Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To turn the ship's head.
Pay, n.
1. Satisfaction; content. Chaucer.
2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier. Where only merit constant pay receives. Pope. There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange. Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.
– Half pay. See under Half.
– Pay day, the day of settlement of accounts.
– Pay dirt (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U.S.] -- Pay office, a place where payment is made.
– Pay roll, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
