pay
pay
nounDefinition of PAY
1
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services <it's difficult to support two children on her pay>
Related Words living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay; double time, overtime, time and a half; compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; reimbursement, repayment; earnings, profit, takings, yield
2
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services <we should demand pay for all the overtime we're putting in>
Related Words salary, stipend, wage(s); disbursement, expenditure, outlay; rebate, refund; indemnity, recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; adjustment, settlement; deposit; reimbursement, repayment; prepayment; overpayment; rent, rental
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