pay
Money given in return for workMoney given in return for work; salary or wages.
» Can I pay by credit card?
Kann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen?
Могу ли я расплатиться кредиткой?
Могу я расплатиться карточкой?
Могу я заплатить кредитной картой?
Чи можна платити кредитною карткою?
Можна заплатити кредитною карткою?
Meaning
2 senses(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
(countable, rare)A paying job; a paying concern.
- something that remunerates
Examples
7602 sentencesCan I pay by credit card?
Чи можна платити кредитною карткою? — aandrusiak
ruМогу ли я расплатиться кредиткой? — Mukaltin
deKann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen? — MUIRIEL
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
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
I'd like to pay in cash.
Я б хотів заплатити готівкою. — deniko
ruЯ бы хотел заплатить наличными. — Hellerick
Did you pay for the book?
Ти заплатив за книгу? — ChickenKiev
ruВы заплатили за книгу? — ae5s
deHast du das Buch bezahlt? — Sudajaengi
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier (“pay”), from Medieval Latin pācāre (“toFrom 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: paysSynonyms
4 synonyms- something that remunerates:wageearningsremunerationsalary
Word family
65 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Shopping and money — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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