pay

/peɪ/ · noun

Meaning

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
To be profitable for.
To give (something else than money).
To be profitable or worth the effort.
To discharge an obligation or debt.
Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
Pertaining to or requiring payment.
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 smear.

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