pay
/peɪ/
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services; To deposit into an account; To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; To cover, as a cost
- he/she/it
- pays
- past
- paid
- past participle
- paid
Meanings
- 1
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services
How much do I pay?
Tatoeba · terrywallwork · CC BY 2.0 FR
They didn't pay me much.
Tatoeba · glossboss · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To deposit into an account
- 3
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required
- 4
To cover, as a cost
- 5
To give (something else than money)
- 6
To be profitable; to be worth itrare
- 7
To yield as a benefitrare
- 8
To suffer consequences, especially justlyrare
- 9
To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funnyrare
- 10
To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smearrare