Verb
pay -
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich" ; "Pay the waitress, please"
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
fund furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
liquidate ,
pay off settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
pay off ,
redeem yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
buy off ,
pay off pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
disburse ,
pay out expend, as from a fund
subsidise ,
subsidize support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"
finance obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
contribute ,
put up contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
remunerate ,
recompense ,
compensate make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
overpay pay too much
underpay pay too little
prepay pay for something before receiving it
go dutch share expenses equally and split the cost of something; "My boyfriend and I always go Dutch"
indemnify ,
recompense ,
repair ,
compensate secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
tithe pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
remit diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
pay off ,
redeem yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
expend ,
spend ,
drop pay out; "spend money"
bribe ,
grease one's palms ,
corrupt ,
buy make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
give back ,
refund ,
repay ,
return pay back; "Please refund me my money"
foot ,
pick add a column of numbers
disburse ,
pay out expend, as from a fund
charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
pay cash pay (for something) with cash
defray bear the expenses of
kick back spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
prefer like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels" ; "We prefer sleeping outside"
pay -
do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
pay off ,
make up ,
compensate
settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
pay back ,
pay off ,
fix ,
get take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!" ; "That'll fix him good!" ; "This time I got him"
pay -
discharge or settle; "pay a debt" ; "pay an obligation"
settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
ante up ,
pay up ,
pay cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
pay -
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!" ; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly" ; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
brook ,
abide ,
stomach ,
stick out ,
tolerate ,
endure ,
digest ,
put up ,
suffer ,
support ,
stand ,
bear bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"
get one's lumps ,
take one's lumps suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
pay -
make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
pay back ,
pay off ,
fix ,
get take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!" ; "That'll fix him good!" ; "This time I got him"
requite ,
repay make repayment for or return something
pay -
render; "pay a visit" ; "pay a call"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends" ; "make enemies"
pay -
be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
