in the pay of

in the pay of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee pey uhv, ov]
- /ɪn stressed ði peɪ ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee pey uhv, ov]
- /ɪn stressed ði peɪ ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of in the pay of words

phrase in the pay of If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally. 0
noun in the pay of employed and paid by 0

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Parts of speech for In the pay of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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in the pay of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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