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as in to compensate
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave
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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert
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as in to hire
to provide with a paying job
pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer
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as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
it's difficult to support two children on her pay
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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
we should demand pay for all the overtime we're putting in
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Recent Examples of pay
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
School systems with weak property tax bases, including those in rural areas, depend on that money to pay teachers, pay for buses and buy classroom technology.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Rachel Wells, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Dolphins previously lowered Bradley Chubb’s cap hit by $19 million; his restructuring involved a pay cut.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Con Edison also paid more than $130 million in charges associated with the 11-month outage at the plant.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
School systems with weak property tax bases, including those in rural areas, depend on that money to pay teachers, pay for buses and buy classroom technology.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
Failing to establish ground rules and expectations from the beginning can eat into your freelance business revenue because clients can take advantage of you, resulting in overwork without fair pay.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Dolphins previously lowered Bradley Chubb’s cap hit by $19 million; his restructuring involved a pay cut.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay
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Pillar is compensated through advisory fees based on the company's gross asset value and net income.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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Data provided in the NHL app ranges from space available to compensate replacements for players dealing with long-term injuries to tracking performance bonuses, which can allow a team to spend slightly over the cap.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The interview took place shortly after Zelensky met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Their new album Rushmere is named after where the band originally met in Wimbledon.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last summer, West Ham spent more than £120m on a total of nine players.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Riley, an attorney, had suffered from severe mental illness, and McDougal spent years trying to figure out what had happened.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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To draw 3% from a portfolio yielding 1.2%, cash in the dividends and also 1.8% of the shares.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But, in general, a 1-inch piece of ginger will yield 1 Tablespoon, meaning three of these Dorot Gardens cubes.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Maryland will hire a new athletic director, and that person will have the chance to decide what kind of department the state’s flagship university should have.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Legendary Entertainment has hired Brian Worsley as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Creative Advertising.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Per Report Social Security Changes Position On Controversial Phone Service Cuts Interesting factoid #2: The first monthly Social Security payment was issued on January 31, 1940 to Ida May Fuller of Vermont, who had paid $24.75 into the system in 1937, 1938, and 1939.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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All this documentation will come in handy if your loan balance or payment history is reported inaccurately in the future.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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Bank small-dollar loans: Growing in popularity, these are typically less than $1,000 and repaid in a few weeks or months.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company completed the redemption of its Preferred Shares and repaid its Senior Notes, reflecting a focus on optimizing its capital structure.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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