What does pay for mean?

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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pay for.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. invite, pay forverb

    have as a guest

    "I invited them to a restaurant"

Wiktionary

  1. pay forverb

    To exchange for, especially money for goods or services.

  2. pay forverb

    To be punished or held accountable for.

ChatGPT

  1. pay for

    "Pay for" refers to the act of giving money in exchange for goods, services, or to fulfill a particular obligation. It involves a financial transaction where a certain amount is transferred from a buyer to a seller as compensation for a product, service, or an act.

Editors Contribution

  1. pay for

    To pay with currency for goods, products or a service

    We have to pay for our shopping at the till in the shop


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pay for in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pay for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pay for in a Sentence

  1. Rudyard Kipling:

    The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

  2. Donald Kinsey:

    He will work his way through college, pay for his expenses himself and won't ask or need anyone's help, i'm creating this campaign because Richard Jenkins III deserves a reward.

  3. Nancy Pelosi:

    ( Trump) said,' Mexico is going to pay for the wall.' I said,' They're not paying for the wall.' President Donald Trump said,' They're paying for the wall with the money we're gon na make over the newly revised USMCA,'.

  4. William Wycherley:

    I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, what they do not pay for.

  5. Hillary Clinton:

    She has actually articulated how she is going to pay for all of this, which is a big distinction between her and her main opponent.


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