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  • 81pay*/*/*/ — [peɪ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [peɪd] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to give money in order to buy something Let me pay for dinner.[/ex] Will you be paying by cash, cheque, or credit card?[/ex] Can I pay in dollars?[/ex] …

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  • 82pay — 1. verb 1) I want to pay him for his work Syn: reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate 2) Tom must pay a few more dollars Syn: spend, expend, pay out, dish out, disburse; informal lay out …

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  • 83pay — v 1. compensate, remunerate, reward, recompense; reimburse, indemnify, refund; (usu. of debts, etc.) settle, satisfy, liquidate, discharge, clear off, square, honor, meet. 2. spend, expend, disburse, pay out; give, render, hand over, Sl. shell… …

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  • 84pay — pay1 verb (past and past participle paid) 1》 give (someone) money due for work, goods, or a debt incurred.     ↘give (a sum of money) thus owed.     ↘(pay someone off) dismiss someone with a final payment. 2》 be profitable or advantageous.… …

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  • 85pay sth off — UK US pay sth off Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► FINANCE to finish paying back money that you owe for something: pay off a debt/loan/mortgage »Student loans are usually paid off at a very preferential rate …

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  • 86pay */*/*/ — I UK [peɪ] / US verb Word forms pay : present tense I/you/we/they pay he/she/it pays present participle paying past tense paid UK [peɪd] / US past participle paid Get it right: pay: The verb pay is never followed by a direct object that refers to …

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  • 87pay — [[t]pe͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ pays, paying, paid 1) VERB When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the… …

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  • 88pay up — verb cancel or discharge a debt pay up, please! • Syn: ↑ante up, ↑pay • Ant: ↑default • Derivationally related forms: ↑pay (for: ↑ …

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  • 89pay — I. /peɪ / (say pay) verb (paid, paying) –verb (t) 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something. 2. to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation. 3. to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by… …

  • 90pay — I [[t]peɪ[/t]] v. paid or ( obs. except for def. 18b) payed, pay•ing, 1) to discharge or settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something 2) to give over (money) in exchange for something 3) to transfer… …

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