0 to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided:
How much did you pay for the tickets?
I pay my taxes.
[ + two objects ] I'll pay you the fiver back back tomorrow.
Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque, or credit card?
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down.
Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away?
I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!
The advertising should pay for itself.
3 to give or do something:
6 to give money to someone that the person has earned for work done:
8 to provide or do something:
Please pay attention.
It’s always nice to be paid a compliment.
9 to give money to someone for a product or service:
pay for sth Who paid for the meal?
pay sb to do sth We'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down.
pay sb for sth How much did they pay you for the computer?
pay sb for doing sth Did the company pay you for doing the quote?
pay to do sth I paid a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!
pay a deposit You will need to pay a small deposit if you want us to keep the radio for you.
10 if something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost:
14 to give an advantage to someone or something:
pay to do sth When it comes to your retirement, it doesn't pay to take too many risks.
15 if a bank account or an investment pays a particular amount of money or interest, the person who owns it will receive that amount of money or interest:
16 if something you do pays dividends, it has good results at a time in the future:
17 if a business pays its way, it makes at least the same amount of money as it costs to operate:
When Swan Lake reached the West End, there had to be eight performances a week for the production to pay its way.
18 to pay more for something than it is really worth:
Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies.
19 to experience the bad result of something you have done or that someone else has done:
20 to pay too much money for something:
21 to pay a lot of money for something:
22 to pay for yourself rather than allowing someone else to pay:
I got a part-time job to help pay my way through university.
23 the money you receive for doing a job:
There has been a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.
Workers threatened to strike over the low pay of the support staff.
They agreed to give six months off work with full pay for staff whose jobs are to be outsourced.
a pay award/deal/settlement Councils will have to fund the teachers' pay award from within their own resources.
a pay cut Employees have a choice between taking a pay cut or working more.
a pay hike/increase Pilots have received annual pay increases of only 1.5% since the ruling.
overtime/retirement pay
redundancy/severance pay
executive pay
24 to work for someone, especially secretly:
Doctors in the pay of drug companies were accused yesterday of exaggerating the benefits of antidepressant drugs for children.
I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.
We agreed to pay for the car by instalments.
This magazine has considerable financial muscle and can afford to pay top journalists.
中文繁体
購買, 付費, 付酬…
More中文简体
购买, 付费, 付酬…
MoreEspañol
pagar, salario, sueldo…
MorePortuguês
pagar, salário…
More日本語
(勘定や代金)を払う, ~に給料を支払う, 給料…
MoreTürk dili
ödemek, vermek, yapılan iş karşılığı ücret ödemek/vermek…
MoreFrançais
paie [feminine], paye [feminine], salaire [masculine]…
MoreCatalan
pagar, paga, sou…
More