1. (verb)wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary something that remunerates "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
2. (verb)pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
3. (verb)give, pay convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
10. (verb)pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
11. (verb)pay make a compensation for "a favor that cannot be paid back"
12. (verb)pay discharge or settle "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
2. (noun)pay an equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier
3. (verb)pay to cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproofcomposition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear
4. (verb)pay to satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants
5. (verb)pay hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon
6. (verb)pay to discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed)
7. (verb)pay to discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised
8. (verb)pay to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit
9. (verb)pay to give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt
10. (verb)pay hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays
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