Pay

v. give money for goods or to cancel debts; settle, repay; be worthwhile, be profitable

n. salary, payment; wages

Pay may refer to:A wage or salary earned for workThe process of payment for goods and services, an aspect of tradeWaterproofing the seams of a wooden ship
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Noun
1. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
(synonym) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
(hypernym) regular payment
(hyponym) combat pay
(part-holonym) payroll, paysheet
(derivation) yield, bear
Verb
1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) subsidize, subsidise
(see-also) fund
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
(synonym) give
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) offer, extend
3. do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
(synonym) pay off, make up, compensate
(hypernym) settle
(see-also) pay back, pay off, get, fix
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
4. 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"
(hypernym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(hyponym) take one's lumps, get one's lumps
(derivation) payer, remunerator
5. cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
(synonym) pay up, ante up
(hyponym) liquidate, pay off
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
6. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(synonym) yield, bear
(hypernym) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hyponym) net, clear
(derivation) wage, earnings, remuneration, salary
(classification) investment, investment funds
7. render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
(hypernym) make
8. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
(hypernym) be
9. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
(synonym) give, devote
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(verb-group) sacrifice, give
10. discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
(hypernym) settle
(hyponym) pay up, ante up
(derivation) payment
11. make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
(hypernym) requite, repay
(verb-group) pay back, pay off, get, fix

n. pie, type of dessert, cake (Latin America)

n. share, portion, part, quota, cut, take, numerator, allocation, allotment, apportionment, concern, hand, interest, kickback, margin, moiety, proportion, quantum, shareout, slice, snack, toll, whack, quanta