Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pay
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Pay
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~1 v past tense and past participle paid 1 »GIVE MONEY« to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you (They ran off without paying. | Didn't pay 'em a penny, just asked 'em to do it.) + for (Mum and Dad paid for my driving lessons.) pay sb for sth (When can you pay me for the work? | pay sb sth) (I paid her $200 for this painting. | pay sb to do sth) (Ray paid some kids to wash the car. | pay (in) cash) (You'd get a discount for paying cash. | pay by cheque/credit card) (May I pay by credit card?) 2 »DEBT/BILL/TAX« to pay money that you owe to a person, company etc (I forgot to pay the gas bill! | How much tax did you pay last year?) 3 »WAGE/SALARY« to give someone money for the job they do (How much do they pay you? | Home workers are very poorly paid. | pay sb $100 a day/-200 a week etc) (Programmers are paid about -200 a day.) 4 pay attention (to) to give your attention to something (I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying.) 5 pay a call/visit on sb or pay sb a call/visit to visit someone 6 pay the penalty/price to experience something unpleasant because you have done something wrong, made a mistake etc (pay the price for (doing) sth) (You'll pay the price for drinking so much tomorrow.) 7 »GOOD RESULT« if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you (Crime doesn't pay. | it pays to do sth) (It usually pays to tell the truth. | it would/it might pay (you) to do sth) (It would pay you to ask if there are any jobs going at the London office. | pay dividends) (Getting some qualifications now will pay dividends in the long term.) 8 »PROFIT« if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit (If the pub doesn't start to pay, we'll have to sell it.) 9 pay sb a compliment to say nice things about someone's appearance, behaviour etc (pay sb the compliment of doing sth) (Gretta paid me the compliment of saying I was a good judge of character.) 10 pay your respects (to sb) formal to send polite greetings to someone or to visit them (pay your last respects (=go to someone's funeral)) 11 pay for itself if something you buy pays for itself, it makes you save as much money as you bought it for (A new boiler would pay for itself within two years.) 12 pay your way to pay for everything that you want without having to depend on anyone else for money 13 pay through the nose (for sth) spoken to pay far too much for something (I had to pay through the nose for these tickets.) 14 pay tribute to to say how much you admire or respect someone or something (Doctors paid tribute to her courage at the end.) 15 pay court to sb old-fashioned to treat someone, especially a woman, with great respect and admiration (- see also pay lip service to lip service, pay your dues due2 (2)) pay sb/sth back phr v 1 to give someone the money that you owe them; repay (pay sb back) (Can you lend me -10 and I'll pay you back on Friday? | pay sth back) (We're paying back the loan over 15 years. | pay sb back sth) (Did I pay you back that -5?) 2 to make someone suffer for doing something wrong or unpleasant (pay sb back for sth) (I'll pay Jenny back for what she did to me!) pay for sth phr v to suffer or be punished for something you have done (These people should pay for their crimes. | You'll pay for that! | pay for doing sth) (I'll make her pay for ruining my chances. | pay dearly) (Nick's paid dearly for his unfaithfulness to his wife.) pay sth in/into phr v to put money in your bank account etc (Did you remember to pay that cheque in? | pay sth into sth) (I've paid $250 into my account.) pay off phr v 1 T pay something off) to give someone all the money you owe them (I've paid off the balance on the dishwasher.) 2 T pay someone off) to pay someone their wages and dismiss them from their job (Two hundred workers have been paid off.) 3 T pay someone off) to pay someone to keep quiet about something illegal or dishonest 4 if a plan or something that you try to do pays off, it is successful (They took a hell of a risk but it paid off.) (- see also payoff) pay out phr v 1 T pay something out) to pay a lot of money for something (Why is it always me who has to pay out? | pay out sth for sth) (I paid out a lot of money for that car.) 2 T pay something out) to let a piece of rope be unwound (- see also payout) pay sth over phr v to make an official payment of money (pay sth over to) (The solicitor arranged for Clancy's share of the inheritance to be paid over to him.) pay up phr v to pay money that you owe, especially when you do not want to or you are late (- see also paidup) ( USAGE NOTE: PAY GRAMMAR You pay the cost of something pay $100/the bill/postage/the cost of removal | Will they pay my traveling expenses/accommodation costs? You pay for something you buy I'll pay for the tickets. | You'll have to pay for any stationery you use. You also say pay for when both the cost and what is bought are mentioned She paid $200 for the use of the room. You pay a person etc Could you pay the taxi driver? You also pay someone something, or pay something to someone He paid the assistant -30. | He has to pay half his salary to his ex-wife every month. You pay by cheque/credit card etc Can I pay by Visa? SPELLING The past tense of pay is paid (NOT payed). ) ~2 n 1 money that you are given for doing your job; salary (Wayne gets his pay every Friday. | I like the work but the pay's terrible. | holiday/sick pay (=money your employer gives you when you are on holiday or are ill) | a pay rise/increase) (I've been promised a pay rise in January.) 2 in the pay of someone who is in someone else's pay is working for them, often secretly (an informer in the pay of the police) ( USAGE NOTE: PAY WORD CHOICE pay, salary, wages, fee, income Money given to someone in return for work is called pay Truck drivers are demanding higher pay. | a campaign against low pay A salary is paid to someone once a month, especially to professional people, managers etc and usually goes directly into their bank account a salary of $100,000 a year Wages are paid weekly, usually in the form of coins and notes, especially to people whose job is not professional, in management etc Wages at the cannery are very low. A fee is money that some professions charge for a particular service they have done doctor's/lawyer's fees Income means any money you receive regularly, from work or anywhere else Unearned income (= money you get but not from work) is taxed at a higher rate. )
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(pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. 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 amount that you owe. Accommodation is free–all you pay for is breakfast and dinner... We paid ?35 for each ticket... The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes... He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government... You can pay by credit card. VERB: V for n, V n for n, V n, V n to n, V adv/prep, also V to-inf, V n to-inf, V 2. When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer. The lawyer was paid a huge salary... I get paid monthly... They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best. VERB: be/get V-ed n, get/be V-ed adv, V adv 3. Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary. ...their complaints about their pay and conditions. ...the workers’ demand for a twenty per cent pay rise. N-UNCOUNT 4. If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them. Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed... If you help me, I’ll pay you anything. VERB: be V-ed to-inf, V n n 5. If a government or organization makes someone pay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes. ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage... If you don’t subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it. VERB: V for n, V for n, also V 6. If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money. We’re stuck in jobs that don’t pay very well... The account does not pay interest on a credit balance. VERB: V adv, V n 7. If a job, deal, or...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (paid; also in sense 7 ~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French paier, from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac-, pax peace Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered b. to engage for money ; hire you couldn't ~ me to do that 2. a. to give in return for goods or service ~ wages b. to discharge indebtedness for ; settle ~ a bill c. to make a disposal or transfer of (money) 3. to give or forfeit in expiation or retribution ~ the penalty 4. a. to make compensation for b. to requite according to what is deserved ~ them back 5. to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting ~ attention ~ your respects 6. a. to return value or profit to it ~s you to stay open b. to bring in as a return an investment ~ing five percent 7. to slacken (as a rope) and allow to run out — used with out intransitive verb 1. to discharge a debt or obligation 2. to be worth the expense or effort crime doesn't ~ 3. to suffer the consequences of an act Synonyms: ~, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify, re~, recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. ~ implies the discharge of an obligation incurred paid their bills on time. compensate implies a making up for services rendered or help given an attorney well compensated for her services. remunerate more clearly suggests ~ing for services rendered and may extend to ~ment that is generous or not contracted for promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely. satisfy implies ~ing a person what is demanded or required by law all creditors will be satisfied in full. reimburse implies a return of money that has been expended for another's benefit reimbursed employees for expenses. indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare indemnified the families of the dead miners. re~ stresses ~ing back an equivalent in kind or amount re~ a favor with a favor. recompense suggests due return in...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (paid him in full; I assure you I have paid). 2 a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a debt, a ransom, etc. (they pay {pound}6 an hour). b (foll. by to) hand over the amount of (a debt, wages, recompense, etc.) to (paid the money to the assistant). 3 a give, bestow, or express (attention, respect, a compliment, etc.) (paid them no heed). b make (a visit, a call, etc.) (paid a visit to their uncle). 4 (also absol.) (of a business, undertaking, attitude, etc.) be profitable or advantageous to (a person etc.). 5 reward or punish (can never pay you for what you have done for us; I shall pay you for that). 6 (usu. as paid adj.) recompense (work, time, etc.) (paid holiday). 7 (usu. foll. by out, away) let out (a rope) by slackening it. --n. wages; payment. Phrases and idioms in the pay of employed by. paid holidays an agreed holiday period for which wages are paid as normal. paid-up member (esp. of a trade-union member) a person who has paid the subscriptions in full. pay-as-you-earn Brit. the deduction of income tax from wages at source. pay-bed a hospital bed for private patients. pay-claim a demand for an increase in pay, esp. by a trade union. pay-day a day on which payment, esp. of wages, is made or expected to be made. pay dearly (usu. foll. by for) 1 obtain at a high cost, great effort, etc. 2 suffer for a wrongdoing etc. pay dirt (or gravel) US 1 Mineral. ground worth working for ore. 2 a financially promising situation. pay envelope US = pay-packet. pay for 1 hand over the price of. 2 bear the cost of. 3 suffer or be punished for (a fault etc.). pay in pay (money) into a bank account. paying guest a boarder. pay its (or one's) way cover costs; not be indebted. pay one's last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending the funeral. pay off 1 dismiss (workers) with a final payment. 2 colloq. yield good results; succeed. 3 pay (a debt) in full. 4 (of...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) залежь или пласт промышленного значения; нефт. продуктивный пласт 2) травить (канат, трос) 3) покрывать водостойким составом 4) плата; выплата платить; выплачивать 5) заработная плата to pay in — наматывать (канат, трое); to pay out — сматывать; травить (канат, трос) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) выплата 2) зарплата 3) плата 4) платить pay out the lead-line — травить лотлинь pay out the log-line — травить лаглинь - extra pay - pay in cash - pay in - pay off - pay out - pay phone - pay station - severance pay ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. 1) эк. оплата, выплата, плата (сумма, выплаченная кому-л., особенно в качестве вознаграждения за труд); жалованье, оклад, заработная плата; денежное содержание довольствие (военнослужащего) on full pay — на полной ставке*, с полной оплатой окладом, заработной платой* on half pay — на половине ставки*, с половинной оплатой окладом, заработной платой* In this Department (including its Agencies) staff with one year of service or more are entitled to 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay plus up to 34 weeks unpaid maternity leave. — В этом департаменте (включая все агентства) персонал со стажем год и более имеет право на получение 18-недельного отпуска по беременности и родам на условиях полной оплаты плюс 34 недели неоплачиваемого отпуска по беременности и родам. Did you honestly think you weren't going to draw pay for it? — Неужели ты и правда думал, что тебе не заплатят за это? An employee on an unpaid leave of absence does not receive pay for the holiday. — Работнику, находящемуся в неоплачиваемом отпуске, праздники не оплачиваются. Syn: salary, wages, hire, salary, stipend See: basic pay, on-call pay, call-in pay, call-back pay, incentive pay, retrospective pay, severance pay, sick pay, paternity pay, adoption pay, strike pay, pay equity, overtime, hazard pay, longevity pay, make-up pay, holiday pay, Sunday pay, night pay, merit pay 2) эк. оплата, выплата, плата (как процесс, факт или форма выдачи определенной...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. плата, выплата, уплата overdue pay —- уплата (выплата) не в срок piece-rate pay —- сдельная оплата rate of pay —- норма оплаты 2. зарплата, жалованье, заработная плата base pay —- основная заработная плата take home pay —- реальная заработная плата what is the pay? —- какое жалованье? сколько (здесь) платят? in the pay of smb. —- на жалованье у кого-либо; нанятый кем-либо; в услужении у кого-либо in the pay of the enemy —- на службе у врага 5000 men in the pay of the corporation —- в этой корпорации работает 5000 человек holidays with pay —- оплаченный отпуск to draw one's pay —- получать зарплату 3. воен. денежное содержание, денежное довольствие 4. плательщик (долга) good (excellent) pay —- исправный плательщик 5. уст. расплата, возмездие dislike is the pay for being mean —- неприязнь - это плата за подлость 6. геол. рентабельное, промышленное, выгодное для разработки месторождение rich pay —- богатое месторождение Id: no pay, no play —- хочешь веселиться, плати денежки 7. платный pay hospital —- платная больница 8. рентабельный, имеющий промышленное значение pay ore —- промышленная руда 9. платить; заплатить I paid the money yesterday —- я заплатил деньги вчера you must pay at once —- вы должны заплатить немедленно how much did you pay on my behalf? —- сколько вы за меня заплатили? what's to pay? —- разг....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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lip-service to smb. неискренне уверять кого-л. в преданности PAY lip-service to smth. признавать что-л. только на словах; PAY load полезная нагрузка; - final pay load PAY obeisance to выразить почтение (кому-л.) PAY off выплатить (до конца) PAY cash расплатиться наличными PAY ones passage взять билет на пароход PAY phone amer. телефон-автомат PAY scot and lot платить городские налоги; fig. нести общее бремя PAY telephone телефон-автомат PAY the piper нести расходы, расплачиваться; he who pays the piper calls the tune prov. - кто платит, тот и распоряжается PAY back in kind отплатить той же монетой PAY back отплачивать PAY off old scores свести счеты 2. v. 1) делать зарубки, отметки; отмечать; оставлять глубокие следы (тж. перен.) 2) засчитывать (тж. score up); вести счет (в игре) 4) выигрывать; иметь успех; to score a point выиграть очко; to score an advantage (a success) получить преимущество (достигнуть успеха); you have scored вам повезло; we scored heavily by it это нам было очень кстати; 5) amer. бранить 6) mus. оркестровать; The piece is scored for piano, strings, and drums. PAY (paid) 1) платить, оплачивать 2) оказывать, делать 3) окупаться 4) плата 5) жалованье PAY a call нанести визит PAY a compliment сделать комплимент ...Англо-русский словарь
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