Synonyms of pays

pays 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pay

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensates
• repays
• reimburses
• remunerates
• prepays
• refunds
• recompenses
• pays up
• pays off
• remits
• requites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffs

• stiffs

2

as in meets

to give what is owed for

you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meets
• balances
• settles
• stands
• pays off
• pays up
• foots
• clears
• liquidates
• discharges
• recompenses
• quits
• ponies up
• springs (for)
• antes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiates

• repudiates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• gives
• disburses
• expends
• outlays
• lays out
• shells out
• drops
• lavishes
• forks (over, out, or up)
• wastes
• rains
• squanders
• blows
• dissipates
• runs through
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• earns
• makes
• realizes
• acquires
• wins
• secures
• procures
• lays up
• gains
• hoards
• caches
• garners

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• saves
• earns
• makes
• realizes
• acquires
• wins
• secures
• procures
• lays up
• gains
• hoards
• caches
• garners

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4

as in gives

to produce as revenue

an investment paying six percent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gives
• yields
• returns
• provides
• affords
• furnishes
• bears
• supplies
• pays off
• nets
• brings in

5

as in employs

to provide with a paying job

pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employs
• hires
• recruits
• engages
• fees
• retains
• assumes
• enlists
• lays on
• takes on
• places
• promotes
• rehires
• signs (up or on)
• jobs
• contracts
• subcontracts
• partners
• reemploys
• apprentices
• reengages
• upgrades
• headhunts
• scouts
• advances
• keeps (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• cans
• discharges
• fires
• axes
• sacks
• locks out
• lays off
• furloughs

• dismisses
• cans
• discharges
• fires
• axes
• sacks
• locks out
• lays off
• furloughs

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pays

2 of 2

noun

plural of pay

1

as in salaries

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

it's difficult to support two children on her pay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salaries
• wages
• payments
• stipends
• paychecks
• hires
• pay envelopes
• emoluments
• returns
• profits
• minimum wages
• packets
• nominal wages
• take-home pays
• earnings
• reimbursements
• reparations
• living wages
• yields
• repayments
• redresses
• compensations
• recompenses
• double times
• restitutions
• overtimes
• takings
• remittances
• recoupments
• remunerations
• time and a halfs
• requitals

2

as in wages

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 & Similar Words

• wages
• payments
• salaries
• compensations
• reparations
• reimbursements
• stipends
• recompenses
• outlays
• considerations
• remittances
• deposits
• repayments
• refunds
• rents
• remunerations
• adjustments
• indemnities
• expenditures
• rentals
• rebates
• redresses
• settlements
• disbursements
• prepayments
• restitutions
• overpayments
• requitals
• recoupments