| VERB | possession | pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
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| communication | pay, give | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc. | |
| possession | pay, pay up, ante up | cancel or discharge a debt | |
| possession | pay, yield, bear | bring in | |
| possession | pay, pay off, make up, compensate | do or give something to somebody in return | |
| cognition | pay, give, devote | dedicate | |
| stative | pay | be worth it | |
| social | pay | render | |
| cognition | pay | bear (a cost or penalty) , in recompense for some action | |
| possession | pay | make a compensation for | |
| possession | pay | discharge or settle | |
| NOUN | possession | pay, wage, earnings, remuneration, salary | something that remunerates |
| Sounds | pey' | |
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| Rhymes | overpay ... underpay: 9 rhymes with pey... | |
| Meaning | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Model | They pay him to write the letter | |
| Example | "Pay the waitress, please" | |
| Entailed by | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| Narrower | bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence |
| charge | pay with a credit card | |
| compensate, recompense, remunerate | make payment to | |
| compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify | make amends for | |
| defray | bear the expenses of | |
| disburse, pay out | Expend, as from a fund | |
| finance | Obtain or provide money for | |
| foot, pick | pay for something | |
| go Dutch | Share expenses equally and split the cost of something | |
| kick back | pay a kickback | |
| overpay | pay too much | |
| pay cash | pay (for something) with cash | |
| prefer | Give preference to one creditor over another | |
| prepay | pay for something before receiving it | |
| put up, contribute | Provide | |
| redeem, pay off | pay off (loans or promissory notes) | |
| refund, return, repay, give back | pay back | |
| remit | Send (money) in payment | |
| spend, expend, drop | pay out | |
| subsidize, subsidise | Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | |
| tithe | pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church | |
| underpay | pay too little | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| See also | fund | furnish money for |
| pay off | eliminate by paying off (debts) | |
| pay off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor | |
| pay off | pay off (loans or promissory notes) | |
| pay out | expend, as from a fund | |
| Spanish | abonar, cancelar, pagar, retribuir | |
| Catalan | abonar, pagar, retribuir | |
| Nouns | pay | something that remunerates |
| payee | a person to whom money is paid | |
| payer | a person who pays money for something | |
| payment | the act of paying money | |
| payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | |
| Meaning | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
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| Synonym | give | |
| Narrower | offer, extend | offer verbally |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Spanish | dar, prestar | |
| Meaning | cancel or discharge a debt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They pay | |
| Example | "pay up, please!" | |
| Synonyms | pay up, ante up | |
| Narrower | liquidate, pay off | Eliminate by paying off (debts) |
| Broader | pay | Discharge or settle |
| Opposite | default, default on | fail to pay up |
| Spanish | pagar | |
| Nouns | pay | something that remunerates |
| payment | the act of paying money | |
| payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | |
| Meaning | bring in. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" | |
| Synonyms | yield, bear | |
| Category | investment, investment funds | money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
| Narrower | net, clear | Yield as a net profit |
| pay off | Yield a profit or result | |
| Broader | gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in | earn on some commercial or business transaction |
| Spanish | dar, devengar, pagar, producir, rendir | |
| Nouns | pay | something that remunerates |
| Meaning | Do or give something to somebody in return. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Model | They pay to move | |
| Example | "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" | |
| Synonyms | pay off, make up, compensate | |
| Broader | settle | dispose of |
| See also | pay back, pay off | take vengeance on or get even |
| Spanish | compensar, indemnizar, recompensar | |
| Catalan | compensar, indemnitzar | |
| Nouns | pay | something that remunerates |
| payee | a person to whom money is paid | |
| payer | a person who pays money for something | |
| Meaning | dedicate. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "pay attention to" | |
| Synonyms | give, devote | |
| Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
| Similar to | sacrifice, give | endure the loss of |
| Spanish | dar, dedicar, prestar | |
| Catalan | dedicar | |
| Meaning | Be worth it. | |
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| Pattern | It ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "It pays to go through the trouble" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | valer la pena | |
| Meaning | Render. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Model | They pay the money | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | make | Perform or carry out |
| Spanish | rendir | |
| Meaning | bear (a cost or penalty) , in recompense for some action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Narrower | take one's lumps, get one's lumps | Suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions |
| Broader | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| Nouns | payer | a person who pays money for something |
| Meaning | make a compensation for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | requite, repay | make repayment / repayment for or return something |
| Similar to | pay back, pay off, get, fix | Take vengeance on or get even |
| Spanish | pagar | |
| Meaning | Discharge or settle. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | pay up, ante up, pay | cancel or discharge a debt |
| Broader | settle | dispose of |
| Nouns | payer | a person who pays money for something |
| payment | the act of paying money | |
| payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | |
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