adverbs pay handsomely (=pay a lot of money ) Customers are willing to pay handsomely for anti-ageing cosmetic products. pay in dollars/euros etc American exporters want to be paid in dollars. pay by credit card The hotel does not charge more if you pay by credit card. pay by cheque I filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque. pay (in) cash You have to pay in cash for the tickets. 13 → pay your way 14 → pay for itself 15 → the devil/hell to pay 16 → pay through the nose (for something) 17 → somebody has paid their debt to society 18 → pay court (to somebody) 19 → he who pays the piper calls the tune 20 → pay it forward → pay lip service to, → pay your dues COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: to give someone money for something you buy or for a service phrases pay £10/$50 etc I only paid ten pounds for it. 9 → pay the penalty/price 10 → pay (somebody) a call/visit 11 → put paid to something 12 be punished to suffer or be punished for something you have done wrong I’ll make him pay! pay for They paid dearly for their mistakes. The farm just manages to pay its way (=make as much profit as it costs to run ). ![]() 8 profit PROFIT if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit If the pub doesn’t start to pay, we’ll have to sell it. Getting some qualifications now will pay dividends (=bring a lot of advantages ) in the long term. It would pay you to ask if there are any jobs going at the London office. It pays to get some professional advice before you make a decision. ![]() 7 good result ADVANTAGE if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you Crime doesn’t pay. I was just trying to pay her a compliment. I came by to pay my respects (=visit or send a polite greeting to someone ) to Mrs Owens. ![]() 6 say something good to say something good or polite about or to someone The minister paid tribute to the work of the emergency services. Martins was ordered to pay court costs of £1,500. pay (something in) compensation/damages (=give someone money because you have done something against them ) The company were forced to pay £5,000 in compensation. paid work (=work you are paid to do ) paid holiday/leave (=time when you are not working but are still paid ) 4 → pay attention (to somebody/something) 5 legal cost to give money to someone because you are ordered to by a court as part of a legal case She had to pay a £35 fine for speeding. well/badly/poorly paid Many of the workers are very badly paid. be paid weekly/monthly (also get paid weekly/monthly ) We get paid weekly on Fridays. Is it okay if I pay you what I owe you next week? 3 wage/salary BEW to give someone money for the job they do How much do they pay you? pay somebody $100 a day/£200 a week etc They’re only paid about £4 an hour. 2 bill/tax/rent B PAY FOR to pay money that you owe to a person, company etc I forgot to pay the gas bill! You pay tax at the basic rate. You pay by a particular method: You can pay by credit card.You pay in a type of money: Can I pay in euros?.You pay someone an amount: They paid the owner €3,000.You pay an amount or a person for something that you buy: I paid £100 for this jacket.You pay for something that you buy: I’ll pay for the tickets.You pay an amount or you pay a person: We paid $700.pay (somebody) in dollars/euros etc He wanted to be paid in dollars. pay somebody something I paid him $5 to cut the grass. pay somebody to do something Ray paid some kids to wash the car. pay by cheque/credit card Can I pay by credit card? pay somebody for something He didn’t even offer to pay me for the ticket. pay (in) cash You’d get a discount for paying cash. S1 W1 verb ( past tense and past participle paid / peɪd / ) 1 give money PAY FOR to give someone money for something you buy or for a service How would you like to pay? pay for Mum paid for my driving lessons. ![]() Pay repay underpay ≠ overpay From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Business, Wages pay pay 1 / peɪ / Paid ≠ unpaid underpaid ≠ overpaid payable
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