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- [pey fawr]
- /peɪ fɔr/
- /peɪ fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey fawr]
- /peɪ fɔr/
Definitions of pay for words
- verb with object pay for to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 1
- verb with object pay for to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt. 1
- verb with object pay for to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work. 1
- verb with object pay for to defray (cost or expense). 1
- verb with object pay for to give compensation for. 1
- verb with object pay for to yield a recompense or return to; be profitable to: Your training will pay you well in the future. 1
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Origin of pay for
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 for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pay for 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 for usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pay for
verb pay for
- 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).
- answer for — If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
Antonyms for pay for
verb pay for
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
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