Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

    Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.

    Gehalt

    зарпла́таzarpláta

  2. (countable, rare)A paying job; a paying concern.

More definitions
  • something that remunerates

Examples

7602 sentences
  1. Can I pay by credit card?

    Чи можна платити кредитною карткою? — aandrusiak

    ruМогу ли я расплатиться кредиткой? — Mukaltin

    deKann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen? — MUIRIEL

  2. You must pay attention to him.

    Ти повинен звертати на нього увагу. — uaspeaker

    ruТы должен обращать на него внимание. — Hellerick

    deDu musst ihm Aufmerksamkeit schenken. — Vortarulo

  3. You shouldn't have paid the bill.

    Тобі не слід було сплачувати цей рахунок. — deniko

    ruТебе не стоило платить по этому счету. — redscorp

    deDu hättest die Rechnung nicht zahlen sollen. — lilygilder

  4. I'd like to pay in cash.

    Я б хотів заплатити готівкою. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел заплатить наличными. — Hellerick

  5. Did you pay for the book?

    Ти заплатив за книгу? — ChickenKiev

    ruВы заплатили за книгу? — ae5s

    deHast du das Buch bezahlt? — Sudajaengi

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
money given in return for work:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
money given in return for work:

Origin

From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier (“pay”), from Medieval Latin pācāre (“to

From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier (“pay”), from Medieval Latin pācāre (“to settle, satisfy”) from Latin pācāre (“to pacify”). In this sense, displaced native Old English ġield (“pay”) and ġieldan (“to pay”), whence Modern English yield.

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Forms

plural: pays
Singularpay
Pluralpays

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

65 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pay attention
  • pay the bill
  • pay attention to
  • to pay for
  • have to pay
  • get paid
  • pay more attention
  • pay his rent
  • paid for the
  • wasn't paying attention
  • pay for this
  • pay any attention

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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