| aby | | |
| v. (social) | 1. aby, abye, atone, expiate | make amends for.; "expiate one's sins" |
| ~ redress, right, correct, compensate | make reparations or amends for.; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" |
| abye | | |
| atone | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. atone, repent | turn away from sin or do penitence. |
| expiate | | |
| remittance | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. remission, remitment, remittal, remittance | a payment of money sent to a person in another place. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| remuneration | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wage | something that remunerates.; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" |
| ~ combat pay | extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat. |
| ~ double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime). |
| ~ found | food and lodging provided in addition to money.; "they worked for $30 and found" |
| ~ half-pay | reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time. |
| ~ living wage | a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably. |
| ~ merit pay | extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers). |
| ~ minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law. |
| ~ pay envelope, pay packet | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner. |
| ~ sick pay | wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave. |
| ~ strike pay | money paid to strikers from union funds. |
| ~ take-home pay | what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc. |
| ~ regular payment | a payment made at regular times. |
| ~ payroll, paysheet | a list of employees and their salaries.; "the company had a long payroll" |
| n. (act) | 2. remuneration | the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses.; "adequate remuneration for his work" |
| ~ defrayal, defrayment, payment | the act of paying money. |
| pay | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ subsidise, subsidize | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces. |
| ~ finance | obtain or provide money for.; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| ~ contribute, put up | provide.; "The city has to put up half the required amount" |
| ~ remunerate, recompense, compensate | make payment to; compensate.; "My efforts were not remunerated" |
| ~ overpay | pay too much. |
| ~ underpay | pay too little. |
| ~ prepay | pay for something before receiving it. |
| ~ go dutch | share expenses equally and split the cost of something.; "My boyfriend and I always go Dutch" |
| ~ recompense, compensate, indemnify, repair | make amends for; pay compensation for.; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" |
| ~ tithe | pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church.; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes" |
| ~ remit | send (money) in payment.; "remit $25" |
| ~ pay off, redeem | pay off (loans or promissory notes). |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.; "This judge can be bought" |
| ~ give back, refund, repay, return | pay back.; "Please refund me my money" |
| ~ foot, pick | pay for something.; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
| ~ disburse, pay out | expend, as from a fund. |
| ~ charge | pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt.; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?" |
| ~ pay cash | pay (for something) with cash. |
| ~ defray | bear the expenses of. |
| ~ kick back | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment. |
| ~ prefer | give preference to one creditor over another. |
| v. (communication) | 2. give, pay | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ offer, extend | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| v. (possession) | 3. ante up, pay, pay up | cancel or discharge a debt.; "pay up, please!" |
| ~ pay | discharge or settle.; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" |
| ~ liquidate, pay off | eliminate by paying off (debts). |
| v. (possession) | 4. bear, pay, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| ~ investment funds, investment | money that is invested with an expectation of profit. |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ net, clear | yield as a net profit.; "This sale netted me $1 million" |
| ~ pay off | yield a profit or result.; "His efforts finally paid off" |
| v. (possession) | 5. compensate, make up, pay, pay off | do or give something to somebody in return.; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. devote, give, pay | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| v. (stative) | 7. pay | be worth it.; "It pays to go through the trouble" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 8. pay | render.; "pay a visit"; "pay a call" |
| ~ make | perform or carry out.; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ get one's lumps, take one's lumps | suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions. |
| v. (possession) | 10. pay | make a compensation for.; "a favor that cannot be paid back" |
| ~ pay back, fix, pay off, get | take vengeance on or get even.; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" |
| ~ requite, repay | make repayment for or return something. |
| v. (possession) | 11. pay | discharge or settle.; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" |
| ~ ante up, pay up, pay | cancel or discharge a debt.; "pay up, please!" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| pay out | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. disburse, pay out | expend, as from a fund. |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
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