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- [pey]
- /peɪ/
- /peɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey]
- /peɪ/
Definitions of pay word
- verb with object pay to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like. 1
- verb without object pay to transfer money, goods, etc., as in making a purchase or settling a debt. 1
- verb without object pay to discharge a debt or obligation. 1
- verb without object pay to yield a return, profit, or advantage; be worthwhile: It pays to be courteous. 1
- verb without object pay to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained. 1
- verb without object pay to suffer or be punished for something: The murderer paid with his life. 1
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Origin of pay
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English payen < Old French paier < Medieval Latin pācāre to satisfy, settle (a debt), Latin: to pacify (by force of arms). See peace
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Parts of speech for Pay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".
pay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pay
noun pay
- adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
verb pay
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- advantaged — A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
- angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
Antonyms for pay
verb pay
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
noun pay
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- embezzlement — Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
- outlay — an expending or spending, as of money.
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