pay

Pronunciation

• enPR: pā
• IPA: /peɪ/
• SAMPA: /peI/
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Verb

Plain form pay

Third person singular pays

Simple past paid

Past participle paid

Present participle paying

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you pay, you give money for something.
   • Synonym: recompense
   • Antonym: earn

   Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

Related words and phrases

• paycheck
• payday
• payment
• repay

See also

• give
• offer
• trade

Noun

Singular pay

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Your pay is money you receive for something.
   • Synonym: payment

   Go to the office to receive your pay.

See also

• money
• remuneration