1
as in compensates
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave
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2
as in meets
to give what is owed for
you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue
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3
as in spends
to hand over or use up in payment
rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert
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5
as in employs
to provide with a paying job
pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer
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as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
it's difficult to support two children on her pay
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as in payments
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
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Recent Examples of pays
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
This benefits Apple as Google pays the company billions per year to be the default search engine on iPhones.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The fee pays for checkups and comes with services such as a nutrition and exercise consultant.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The studio pays between 1 and 3 cents per verification, which might result in monthly charges of several hundred dollars, its owner said.
—Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Faisal pays tribute to his Rohingya heritage by wearing a lungi, a sarong-style garment, around his waist.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Model Intellectual Humility at the Top Gen Z pays close attention to leadership behavior.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kentucky, Medicaid only pays for GLP-1s that are prescribed for diabetes, leaving many of the Kentucky families who Crimmins treats without options.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
In terms of the sportsbook component, the qualifying $5 wager need not win, as the bonus pays no matter what, and does so instantly.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Lower co-pays for primary-care visits, add a surcharge to non-emergency ER trips, or reward employees who choose a primary-care provider and complete an annual visit — each signals exactly where the plan wants members to begin.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The bill will also require people with incomes above the poverty line to pay out-of-pocket co-pays for most Medicaid services, such as lab tests or doctor visits.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Verb
Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
This benefits Apple as Google pays the company billions per year to be the default search engine on iPhones.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The fee pays for checkups and comes with services such as a nutrition and exercise consultant.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The studio pays between 1 and 3 cents per verification, which might result in monthly charges of several hundred dollars, its owner said.
—Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Faisal pays tribute to his Rohingya heritage by wearing a lungi, a sarong-style garment, around his waist.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Model Intellectual Humility at the Top Gen Z pays close attention to leadership behavior.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kentucky, Medicaid only pays for GLP-1s that are prescribed for diabetes, leaving many of the Kentucky families who Crimmins treats without options.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
In terms of the sportsbook component, the qualifying $5 wager need not win, as the bonus pays no matter what, and does so instantly.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
While his premiums are very low, his deductible and co-pays for things like prescriptions for insulin equipment run hundreds of dollars per month.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Lower co-pays for primary-care visits, add a surcharge to non-emergency ER trips, or reward employees who choose a primary-care provider and complete an annual visit — each signals exactly where the plan wants members to begin.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The bill will also require people with incomes above the poverty line to pay out-of-pocket co-pays for most Medicaid services, such as lab tests or doctor visits.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pays
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A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.—
Sriram Iyer, executive editor, CNBC-TV18,
CNBC,
7 Aug. 2025
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The compliance inherent to the finger effectively compensates for the inaccuracies in human actuation, leading to robust behavior.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2022
Verb
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Bathsheba successfully forces one woman to kill her child but meets her match in the one-two punch of Lili Taylor and Farmiga.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Projections show a 'dire' future for the river Worst-case hydrology could also reduce the river's flows to a point where the water received by Lower Basin states and Mexico no longer meets the amount required by a century-old compact governing water use on the river.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As evidenced by his Instagram, Schwarzenegger spends a lot of time with his famous family, and Champion does too.—
Arielle Tschinkel,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Start with the processes that are already broken—those high-volume, repetitive tasks where your team spends hours on work that adds little strategic value.—
David Zwick,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the midst of our discussion, their banter yields an idea for the tour.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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But in positive geometry, which is based on the type of space described by Roger Penrose’s twistor theory from 1967, just a simple set of terms can be written down, and calculated in a straightforward fashion, that yields a geometric object whose volume components can be calculated.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film follows a recovering addict in an isolated Serbian monastery whose Orthodox patriarch employs unorthodox methods that are often more extreme than effective at getting results.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The company employs 53,000 workers worldwide.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Job postings that mentioned at least one AI skill advertised salaries 28% higher on average than those that listed none, representing roughly $18,000 more per year.—
Dylan Butts
Shreya Ghosal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of London’s biggest companies have moved or considered moving their stock listings to New York, where prices tend to be higher, liquidity deeper, and executive salaries bigger.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the payments that brought billions in revenue to Tesla will now vanish.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the smoke settles (quite literally) and people return, their bodies suffer the consequences, and our hospitals have the evidence.—
Lahari Vuppaladhadiam,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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That settles into a spicy suede with cardamom and benzoin, before warming into tonka bean, amber, and musk.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pays. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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