pay

pay is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

past - pay - pence

Pronunciation

• enPR: pā, IPA ^(key): /peɪ/
• SAMPA: /peI/

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Verb

Plain form pay

Third-person singular pays

Past tense paid

Past participle paid

Present participle paying

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you pay, you give money for something.
   • Synonym: recompense
   • Antonym: earn

   Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

Related words

• paycheck
• payday
• payment
• repay
• give
• offer
• trade

Noun

Singular pay

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Your pay is money you receive after doing something.
   • Synonyms: payment, salary, wage and income

   Go to the office to receive your pay.

Related words

• money
• remuneration