Word: pays
Phonetic:
/peɪz/Listen:
Money given in return for work; salary or wages. Example: Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. Example: he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. Example: he has paid his debt to society
To be profitable for. Example: It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
To give (something else than money). Example: to pay attention
To be profitable or worth the effort. Example: crime doesn’t pay
To discharge an obligation or debt. Example: He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
To suffer consequences. Example: He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny. Example: I'll pay that.
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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