"pay" meaning in All languages combined

See pay on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /peɪ/ Audio: en-us-pay.ogg [US] Forms: pay [singular], [plural]
enPR: pā Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your pay is money you receive after doing something. Synonyms: payment, salary, wage, income
    Sense id: simple-pay-en-noun-a3MEO-JF

Verb [English]

IPA: /peɪ/ Audio: en-us-pay.ogg [US] Forms: pay [canonical], pays [third-person, singular], paid [past], paid [past, participle], paying [present, participle]
enPR: pā Head templates: {{verb2|pay|pays|paid|paid|paying}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pay, you give money for something. Synonyms: recompense
    Sense id: simple-pay-en-verb-Dx8ErCRY
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          "text": "Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars."
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  "word": "pay"
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