pay definícia v slovenčine

• 0 to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided: --

  • The advertising should pay for itself.

  • I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!

  • Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away?

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down.

  • Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque, or credit card?

  • I paid the driver (in/with) cash.

  • [ + two objects ] I'll pay you the fiver back back tomorrow.

  • I pay my taxes.

  • How much did you pay for the tickets?

• 1 to give money to someone for work that they have done: --

  • Most of these women are very poorly paid and work in terrible conditions.

  • Accountancy may be boring but at least it pays well.

  • We pay €200 a day for this kind of work.

  • The company pays its interns $4,000 a month.

• 2 to give a profit or advantage to someone or something: --

  • It never pays to take risks where human safety is concerned.

• 3 to give or do something: --

  • If you leave your address, I'll pay a call on you when I'm in the area.

  • We thought we'd pay a visit to the museum while we were in Lisbon.

  • I'll pay you a call when I'm in the area.

  • You weren't paying attention to what I was saying.

  • A crowd of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the dead man.

  • It's always nice to be paid a compliment.

  • The commander paid tribute to the courage of his troops.

• 4 the money you receive for doing a job: --

  • It's a nice job but the pay is appalling.

• 5 to give money to someone for goods or services: --

  • [ T ] We have so many bills to pay.

  • [ T ] We’ve got to pay the rent.

  • [ I ] fig. We all eventually pay for our mistakes (= suffer or are punished because of our mistakes).

  • [ I ] Would you prefer to pay by credit card?

  • [ T ] We paid a lot of money for that table.