pay

pay

noun

Definition of PAY

1

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services <it's difficult to support two children on her pay>

Synonyms emolument, hire, packet [British], pay, paycheck, pay envelope, payment, salary, stipend

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>

Synonyms compensation, consideration, pay, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital

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