Pay meaning in English

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Definition

to pay: to spend, use, or give out (money) verb

This is an irregular verb:
I pay / I paid / I have paid
to pay down ($5,000 for a car): to make a deposit (of $5,000 when buying a car) verb
the pay: the salary, the wages, the income, the earnings noun

Examples

  • "Kate : Mr. Cheeter, you're currently paying 350 dollars into your 401(k) plan every month."
  • "Send Epikure that invoice so that they pay us and I can get my commission, or I'll send you to Munich!"
  • "Horatio : I'll take it Bruno, I'll pay."
  • "Mistake 3: Always pay your clowns!"
  • "Fuck you, pay me."
  • "2 weeks' paid vacation"
  • "But when I checked my pockets, I didn't have enough to pay."
  • ""Pay us for the office supplies we sent you or we will kill you all"."
  • "Day 1 : In order to pay our debt to the restaurant, Horatio and I have been forced to work in the kitchen."
  • "I will keep the meter running, so you will pay more later."
  • "We've never paid so much for a Delavigne perfume."
  • "Here, you give me the money, I'll pay."
  • "Philip : I'll be paying by credit card, but is it ok if I settle my bill tomorrow morning?"
  • "don't want to sign a contract and/or say they would like to be paid in cash."
  • "Xiao Xiao : Ok, there's no need to beat around my bush*: we want your painting and we're willing to pay for it."
  • "We agreed on $31 per unit, so we will pay $31 per unit."
  • "We could offer to pay for her to go into rehab or something."
  • "And all the workers are paid the minimum wage or above?"
  • "Because if one of you will take care of this dog, I will pay you... in money."
  • "REMEMBER: there is NO RISK and you NEVER pay a dime!"

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