One entry found for
pay.
Main Entry:
1pay 
Pronunciation:
p
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
paid 
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p
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also in sense 6 payed;
pay·ing
1 : to give (as money) in return for services received or for something bought <
pay the taxi driver> <
pay for a ticket>
2 : to give what is owed <
pay a tax>
3 : to get even with <
pay someone back for an insult>
4 : to give or offer freely <
pay a compliment> <
pay attention>
5 a : to return value or profit to <it
pays to drive carefully>
b : to give as a return <a bank account
paying eight percent>
6 : to make slack and allow to run out <
pay out a rope>
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pay·er 
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p
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r/
also pay·or 
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p
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r, p
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noun
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