pay

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pay
peɪ Listen
Meanings
verb
  • give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.
    E.g. the traveller paid a guide to show him across
  • suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action.
    E.g. they paid for his impatience
  • give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone).
    E.g. no one paid them any attention
noun
  • the money paid to someone for regular work.
    E.g. an entitlement to sickness pay
verb
  • seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.
    E.g. an open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

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