Pay
verb
To give money in exchange for goods, services or to settle a debt.
I pay for my groceries every week.
Often appears as...
- pay the bill
- pay a fine
verb
To transfer money as a salary or wages.
The company pays its employees twice a month.
Often appears as...
- pay by check
- pay in cash
verb
To suffer a negative consequence or punishment.
He had to pay for his mistakes.
Often appears as...
- pay the price
- pay the consequences
verb
To be profitable or beneficial.
It pays to invest in your education.
Often appears as...
- pays off
- pays dividends
noun
The money someone receives for their work.
The pay at this job is not good.
Often appears as...
- hourly pay
- annual pay
verb
To give money in exchange for goods, services or to settle a debt.
I pay for my groceries every week.
Often appears as...
- pay the bill
- pay a fine
verb
To transfer money as a salary or wages.
The company pays its employees twice a month.
Often appears as...
- pay by check
- pay in cash
verb
To suffer a negative consequence or punishment.
He had to pay for his mistakes.
Often appears as...
- pay the price
- pay the consequences
verb
To be profitable or beneficial.
It pays to invest in your education.
Often appears as...
- pays off
- pays dividends
noun
The money someone receives for their work.
The pay at this job is not good.
Often appears as...
- hourly pay
- annual pay
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Condition Dependent
The term 'pay' varies by conditions such as full, partial, upfront, or overdue.
I paid the full amount for the car upfront.
Pro Tip 2/3Transactional Nature
'Pay' in transactions often comes with expectations like receipts or quality service.
Ensure you get a receipt when you pay for the laptop.
Pro Tip 3/3Delayed Payment
Some payments are deferred, meaning 'to pay later,' often with added interest.
I'll pay for my tuition through a student loan.
Pro Tip 1/3Condition Dependent
The term 'pay' varies by conditions such as full, partial, upfront, or overdue.
I paid the full amount for the car upfront.
Pro Tip 2/3Transactional Nature
'Pay' in transactions often comes with expectations like receipts or quality service.
Ensure you get a receipt when you pay for the laptop.
Pro Tip 3/3Delayed Payment
Some payments are deferred, meaning 'to pay later,' often with added interest.
I'll pay for my tuition through a student loan.
Pro Tip 1/3Condition Dependent
The term 'pay' varies by conditions such as full, partial, upfront, or overdue.
I paid the full amount for the car upfront.
Pro Tip 2/3Transactional Nature
'Pay' in transactions often comes with expectations like receipts or quality service.
Ensure you get a receipt when you pay for the laptop.
Pro Tip 3/3Delayed Payment
Some payments are deferred, meaning 'to pay later,' often with added interest.
I'll pay for my tuition through a student loan.
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Your body language may...
Sometimes we spread out. I see you. So I want you to pay attention to what you're doing right now. We're going to come back to that in a few minutes, and I'm hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit, it could significantly change the way your life unfolds.
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The Rise of the Cali...
I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family. People think that bandits don't have values. But my dad and uncle did. They have honor. Violence was the last step to resolve the problems, because dead people don't pay what they owe.
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How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
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What game theory teaches...
an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three things for which we will bear any burden and pay any price and fight forever to
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How the food you eat...
Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat.
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The myth of Icarus and...
in the service of his ego, Icarus was also carried away by his own hubris. In the end, both men paid for their departure from the path of moderation dearly, Icarus with his life
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Rethinking infidelity...
Is it a hookup, a love story, paid sex, a chat room, a massage with a happy ending? Why do we think that men cheat out of boredom and fear of intimacy,
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Giant Hornets Massacre...
the Hornets pay little attention to the few surviving bees the motivation for
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Bison Fight for Mating...
The young bull gambled everything and has paid a heavy price.
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For When you Need a Good...
The male pays his respects, and moves on.
Video examples
Your body language may...
Sometimes we spread out. I see you. So I want you to pay attention to what you're doing right now. We're going to come back to that in a few minutes, and I'm hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit, it could significantly change the way your life unfolds.
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family. People think that bandits don't have values. But my dad and uncle did. They have honor. Violence was the last step to resolve the problems, because dead people don't pay what they owe.
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three things for which we will bear any burden and pay any price and fight forever to
Video examples
How the food you eat...
Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat.
Video examples
The myth of Icarus and...
in the service of his ego, Icarus was also carried away by his own hubris. In the end, both men paid for their departure from the path of moderation dearly, Icarus with his life
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
Is it a hookup, a love story, paid sex, a chat room, a massage with a happy ending? Why do we think that men cheat out of boredom and fear of intimacy,
Video examples
Giant Hornets Massacre...
the Hornets pay little attention to the few surviving bees the motivation for
Video examples
Bison Fight for Mating...
The young bull gambled everything and has paid a heavy price.
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For When you Need a Good...
The male pays his respects, and moves on.
Example 1 of 10
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Every home that I have is paid for, every car that I have is paid for, and I am a hundred-million-dollar man. I mean, this is the truth; it's not a lie.
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Fred Hampton
American Activist
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
Our mission is to connect every person in the world. You don't do that by having a service people pay for.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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George Carlin
American Comedian
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
We get paid for bringing value to the market place.
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Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Poet
We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Every home that I have is paid for, every car that I have is paid for, and I am a hundred-million-dollar man. I mean, this is the truth; it's not a lie.
Quote examples
Fred Hampton
American Activist
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
Our mission is to connect every person in the world. You don't do that by having a service people pay for.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
Quote examples
George Carlin
American Comedian
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
Quote examples
Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
Quote examples
Kanye West
American Rapper
I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.
Quote examples
Jim Rohn
American Businessman
We get paid for bringing value to the market place.
Quote examples
Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Poet
We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
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