give money for goods or to cancel debts; settle, repay; be worthwhile, be profitable
salary, payment; wages
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Pay Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Pay Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit.
To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit.
(v. t.)
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).
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).
(v. t.)
To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised.
To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.
Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.
(v. i.)
To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt.
To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt.
(v. i.)
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.
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.
(n.)
Satisfaction; content.
Satisfaction; content.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn 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.
pay
\pay\ (?), v. t. [of. peier, fr. l. picare to pitch, i&?; pitch: cf. of. peiz pitch, f. poix. see pitch a black substance.] (naut.) 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
\pay\, n.
1. satisfaction; content.
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. there is neither pay nor plunder to be got.
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take-home pay
pitch and pay
to pay on
pay off
half pay
pay back
rate of pay
to pay out the cable
to pay for
dead-pay
full pay
to pay one`s attentions to
i-pay
to pay one`s duty
to pay attention to
pay up
to pay one`s footing
pay roll
pay dirt
to pay off
pay cash
to pay out
pay heed
to pay scot and lot
pay day
to pay round
to pay the piper
pay attention
pay rate
to pay one in his own coin
to pay the debt of nature
store pay
to pay one`s court
pay office
Didal = a. without pay, unpaid
Talu = v. to pay; to requite
admit the truth of; acknowledge that one has been outwitted, especially in repartee or argument: “I'll pay that”
serious unwanted consequences
(surfing) earn a place in the line-up
a tent
1. stir (someone), especially when they have made a blunder; 2. berate or scold (someone)
1. inquiry as to the personal alliances in a political or business group, etc.; 2. inquiry as to the alliances and sexual relationships within a particular group of people
Noun
1. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
(synonym) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
(hypernym) regular payment
(hyponym) combat pay
(part-holonym) payroll, paysheet
(derivation) yield, bear
Verb
1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) subsidize, subsidise
(see-also) fund
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
2. 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"
(synonym) give
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) offer, extend
3. do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
(synonym) pay off, make up, compensate
(hypernym) settle
(see-also) pay back, pay off, get, fix
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
4. 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"
(hypernym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(hyponym) take one's lumps, get one's lumps
(derivation) payer, remunerator
5. cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
(synonym) pay up, ante up
(hyponym) liquidate, pay off
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
6. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(synonym) yield, bear
(hypernym) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hyponym) net, clear
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
(classification) investment, investment funds
7. render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
(hypernym) make
8. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
(hypernym) be
9. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
(synonym) give, devote
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(verb-group) sacrifice, give
10. discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
(hypernym) settle
(hyponym) pay up, ante up
(derivation) payment
11. make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
(hypernym) requite, repay
(verb-group) pay back, pay off, get, fix
Pay Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Standard measurement period for all Federal agencies collecting employment data from business establishments; time unit that employers use to pay employees that overlaps the 12th of the month; length of the pay period does not matter, as long as the 12th of the month is included in the pay period; for establishments with a Monday through Friday pay period, if the 12th of the month falls on a Saturday, it should be taken as the last day of the requested pay period, and if the 12th of the month falls on a Sunday, it should be taken as the first day of the requested pay period
© U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPay Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Pay may refer to:
- A wage or salary earned for work
- The process of payment for goods and services, an aspect of trade
- Waterproofing the seams of a wooden ship
- Puffy AmiYumi, a Japanese pop/rock band
- pay (geology), portion of a reservoir that contains economically recoverable hydrocarbons
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Pay Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
vlitau
v. DIl
v. regret
adv. suddenly
Pay Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right hand, grasping several imaginary bills, "peels off" one as it moves forward.
