Pay
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pay (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered
b) to engage for money - hire you couldn't pay me to do that
2.
a) to give in return for goods or service - pay wages
b) to discharge indebtedness for - settle pay a bill
c) to make a disposal or transfer of (money)
3.
to give or forfeit in expiation or retribution - pay the penalty
4.
a) to make compensation for
b) to requite according to what is deserved - pay them back
5.
to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting - pay attention pay your respects
6.
a) to return value or profit to - it pays you to stay open
b) to bring in as a return - an investment paying five percent
7.
intransitive verb
to slacken (as a rope) and allow to run out - used with out
1.
to discharge a debt or obligation
2.
to be worth the expense or effort - crime doesn't pay
3.
to suffer the consequences of an act
1.
something paid for a purpose and especially as a salary or wage - remuneration
2.
a) the act or fact of paying or being paid
b) the status of being paid by an employer - employ
3.
a person viewed with respect to reliability or promptness in paying debts or bills
4.
a) ore or a natural deposit that yields metal and especially gold in profitable amounts
b) an oil-yielding stratum or zone
1.
containing or leading to something precious or valuable
2.
equipped with a coin slot for receiving a fee for use - a pay telephone
3.
requiring payment
transitive verb
to coat with a waterproof composition
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
pay (noun)1.
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
SYNONYMS:
emolument, hire, packet, pay, paycheck, pay envelope, payment, salary, stipendRELATED WORDS:
living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay; double time, overtime, time and a half; compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; reimbursement, repayment; earnings, profit, takings, yield2.
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
SYNONYMS:
compensation, consideration, pay, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requitalRELATED WORDS:
salary, stipend, wage(s); disbursement, expenditure, outlay; rebate, refund; indemnity, recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; adjustment, settlement; deposit; reimbursement, repayment; prepayment; overpayment; rent, rental1.
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
SYNONYMS:
compensate, recompense, remunerateRELATED WORDS:
refund, reimburse, repay, requite; remit; pay off, pay up, prepayNEAR ANTONYMS:
stiff2.
to give what is owed for
SYNONYMS:
ante up, balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, meet, pay off, pay up, pony up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand3.
to hand over or use up in payment
SYNONYMS:
disburse, drop, expend, fork (over, out, up), give, lay out, outlay, pay, shell outRELATED WORDS:
lavish, rain; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, wasteNEAR ANTONYMS:
cache, hoard, lay up, save; acquire, earn, gain, garner, make, procure, realize, secure, win4.
to produce as revenue
SYNONYMS:
bear, give, pay, returnRELATED WORDS:
bring in, net; afford, furnish, provide, supply; pay off5.
to provide with a paying job
SYNONYMS:
assume, engage, fee, hire, lay on, pay, place, recruit, retain, sign (up on), take onRELATED WORDS:
reemploy, reengage, rehire; apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract; enlist; advance, promote, upgrade; keep (on); headhunt, scoutNEAR ANTONYMS:
furlough, lay off, lock out