pay

About 79.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Pech.
2. verb To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

   pay cash or pay in cash, pay by credit/debit card

3. verb To deposit into an account.

   I pay a portion of each paycheck into a savings account.

4. verb To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.

   to pay compensation, to pay a fine

5. verb To be profitable; to be worth it.

   It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.

6. verb To cover, as a cost.

   Those investments paid for her college education.

7. verb To yield as a benefit.

   to pay dividends; to pay interest

8. verb To give (something else than money).

   to pay attention, to pay tribute, to pay a visit

Similar words

remuneration ante up pay up earnings salary pay off wage compensate give yield

Often followed by

for the a to attention and off their his

Word family

paid paid back pay back payed paying paying back pays pays back