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pays

noun , plural of pay

Synonyms and Antonyms of pays

1 the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

it's difficult to support two children on her pay

Synonyms of pays

emoluments, hires, packets [British], pay envelopes, paychecks, payments, salaries, stipends, wages

Words Related to pays

living wages, minimum wages, nominal wages, take-home pays

double times, overtimes, time and a halfs

compensations, recompenses, remittances, remunerations, requitals, returns

recoupments, redresses, reparations, restitutions

reimbursements, repayments

earnings, profits, takings, yields

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 of pays

compensations, considerations, payments, recompenses, remittances, remunerations, requitals

Words Related to pays

salaries, stipends, wages

disbursements, expenditures, outlays

rebates, refunds

indemnities, recoupments, redresses, reparations, restitutions

adjustments, settlements

reimbursements, repayments

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