noun๐ShareMoney given in return for work; salary or wages."Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays."businessjobeconomyfinanceworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services."he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"businesseconomyfinanceservicejobworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required."he has paid his debt to society"businesseconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo be profitable for."Investing in a good education often pays off later in life. "businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo give (something else than money)."to pay attention"businesscommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo be profitable or worth the effort."crime doesnโt pay"businesseconomyvalueworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo discharge an obligation or debt."He was allowed to go as soon as he paid."businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo suffer consequences."He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn."sufferingguiltoutcomeactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny."My friend told a funny story about his dog, and I paid him. "entertainmentlanguagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective๐ShareOperable or accessible on deposit of coins."pay toilet"businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective๐SharePertaining to or requiring payment."The pay system at the school requires payment for extracurricular activities. "businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo 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."The shipwright carefully paid the hull of the new sailboat to protect it from the water. "nauticalsailingmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading