English > pay: 12 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | Something that remunerates. |
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| Example | "he wasted his pay on drink" |
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| Synonyms | wage, earnings, remuneration, salary |
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| Part of | payroll, paysheet | A list of employees and their salaries |
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| Narrower | combat pay | Extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat |
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| double time | A doubled wage (for working overtime) |
| found | Food and lodging provided in addition to money |
| half-pay | Reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time |
| living wage | A wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably |
| merit pay | Extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) |
| minimum wage | The lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay |
| pay envelope, pay packet | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner |
| sick pay | wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave |
| strike pay | money paid to strikers from union funds |
| take-home pay | What is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc |
| Broader | regular payment | A payment made at regular times |
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| Spanish | asignación, estipendio, ganancias, jornal, nómina, paga, remuneración, retribución, salario, soldada, sueldo |
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| Catalan | estipendi, honorari, jornal, paga, remuneració, retribució, salari, sou |
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| Verbs | pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
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| pay | bring in |
| pay | do or give something to somebody in return |
| pay | cancel or discharge a debt |
English > pay: 12 senses > verb 1, possession| 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 |
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| Model | They pay him to write the letter |
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| Example | "Pay the waitress, please" |
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| Entailed by | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
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| Narrower | bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence |
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| 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 |
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| See also | fund | furnish money for |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | abonar, pagar, retribuir |
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| Nouns | pay | something that remunerates |
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| 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 |
English > pay: 12 senses > verb 9, cognition| 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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| Examples | - "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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| Narrower | take one's lumps, get one's lumps | Suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions |
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| Broader | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
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| Nouns | payer | a person who pays money for something |
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