pay (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /peɪ/
Definition
To give money to someone for work or goods you have received.
Examples
I need to pay the rent by Friday.
She paid the cashier for the groceries.
He will pay you for your help.
How to Use pay
- pay for (prepositional phrase)
- To give money to get something. — "I will pay for the tickets."
- pay off (phrasal verb)
- To finish paying for something, or to pay someone a lot of money. — "He finally paid off his student loans."
- pay back (phrasal verb)
- To return money that you borrowed. — "I will pay you back the money next week."
- pay in (prepositional phrase)
- To deposit money into a bank account. — "She went to the bank to pay in a check."
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