Dictionary entry details
• PAY (noun)
Meaning:
Something that remunerates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
pay; remuneration; salary; wage; earnings
Context examples:
wages were paid by check / he wasted his pay on drink / they saved a quarter of all their earnings
Hypernyms ("pay" is a kind of...):
regular payment (a payment made at regular times)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pay"):
combat pay (extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat)
take-home pay (what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc)
strike pay (money paid to strikers from union funds)
sick pay (wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave)
pay envelope; pay packet (wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner)
minimum wage (the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law)
merit pay (extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers))
living wage (a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably)
half-pay (reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time)
found (food and lodging provided in addition to money)
double time (a doubled wage (for working overtime))
Holonyms ("pay" is a part of...):
payroll; paysheet (a list of employees and their salaries)
• PAY (verb)
Meaning:
Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
I paid four dollars for this sandwich / Pay the waitress, please
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
drop; expend; spend (pay out)
bribe; buy; corrupt; grease one's palms (make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence)
give back; refund; repay; return (pay back)
foot; pick (pay for something)
disburse; pay out (pay out)
charge (pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt)
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)
pay off; redeem (pay off (loans or promissory notes))
remit (send (money) in payment)
subsidise; subsidize (secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces)
finance (obtain or provide money for)
contribute; put up (provide)
compensate; recompense; remunerate (make payment to; compensate)
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)
compensate; indemnify; recompense; repair (make amends for; pay compensation for)
tithe (pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sentence example:
They pay him to write the letter
Also:
fund (furnish money for)
pay off (pay off (loans or promissory notes))
pay off (pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor)
pay off (eliminate by paying off (debts))
pay out (pay out)
Meaning:
Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
pay; give
Context examples:
Don't pay him any mind / give the orders / Give him my best regards / pay attention
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
extend; offer (offer verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Do or give something to somebody in return
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
make up; pay; pay off; compensate
Context example:
Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sentence example:
They pay to move
Also:
pay back; pay off (take vengeance on or get even)
Meaning:
Bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
You'll pay for this! / She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly / You'll pay for this opinion later
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
get one's lumps; take one's lumps (suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Cancel or discharge a debt
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
ante up; pay up; pay
Context example:
pay up, please!
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
pay (discharge or settle)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
liquidate; pay off (eliminate by paying off (debts))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They pay
Meaning:
Bring in
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
pay; bear; yield
Context examples:
interest-bearing accounts / How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
Domain category:
investment; investment funds (money that is invested with an expectation of profit)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
clear; net (yield as a net profit)
pay off (yield a profit or result)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Render
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
pay a visit / pay a call
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
make (perform or carry out)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence example:
They pay the money
Meaning:
Be worth it
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
It pays to go through the trouble
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
It ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Dedicate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
devote; pay; give
Context examples:
give thought to / give priority to / pay attention to
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way 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)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Discharge or settle
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
pay a debt / pay an obligation
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pay"):
ante up; pay; pay up (cancel or discharge a debt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make a compensation for
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
a favor that cannot be paid back
Hypernyms (to "pay" is one way to...):
repay; requite (make repayment for or return something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
