noun๐ShareMoney given in return for work; salary or wages."Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays."businesseconomyfinanceworkChat 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"businesseconomyfinancejobserviceChat 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"businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo be profitable for."Studying hard now pays off later when you get a good job. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo give (something else than money)."to pay attention"businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo be profitable or worth the effort."crime doesnโt pay"businesseconomyfinancevalueworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo discharge an obligation or debt."He was allowed to go as soon as he paid."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo suffer consequences."He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn."outcomesufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny."Even though I didn't want to, I had to pays; his silly pun was actually pretty clever. "entertainmentcommunicationlanguageChat 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 pays the seams of the wooden hull with tar to make it watertight. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
