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pay 1
(pā)v. paid (pād), pay·ing, pays
v.tr.
1. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered: pay the cashier.
2. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: paid four dollars for a hamburger; paid an hourly wage.
3. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation): paying taxes; paid the bill.
4. To bear (a cost or penalty, for example) in recompense: She paid the price for her unpopular opinions.
5. To yield as a return: a savings plan that paid six percent interest.
6. To afford an advantage to; profit: It paid us to be generous.
7. To give or bestow: paying compliments; paying attention.
8. To make (a visit or call).
9. Past tense and past participle paid or payed (pād) To let out (a line or cable) by slackening.
v.intr.
1. To give money in exchange for goods or services.
2. To discharge a debt or obligation.
3. To bear a cost or penalty in recompense: You'll pay for this mischief!
4. To be profitable or worthwhile: It doesn't pay to get angry.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, giving, or receiving payments.
2. Requiring payment to use or operate: a pay toilet.
3. Yielding valuable metal in mining: a pay streak.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act of paying or state of being paid.
2. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.
3.
a. Recompense or reward: Your thanks are pay enough.
b. Retribution or punishment.
4. Paid employment: the workers in our pay.
5. A person considered with regard to his or her credit or reliability in discharging debts.
pay back
1. To pay or return (what is owed as a debt).
2. To repay (a person who is owed a debt).
3. To give recompense to; reward: How can we ever pay you back for what you've done for us?
4. To reciprocate; return: pay back a kindness.
5. To retaliate against or get revenge upon.
pay down
To reduce (a debt) through payment.
pay off
1. To pay the full amount on (a debt).
2. To result in profit or advantage; succeed: Your efforts will eventually pay off.
3. To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.
4. To pay (a plaintiff) to settle a lawsuit out of court.
5. To bribe.
6. Nautical To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward.
pay out
1. To give (money) out; spend.
2. To let out (a line or rope) by slackening.
pay up
Idioms: To give over the full monetary amount demanded.
pay (one's) dues
To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play.
pay (one's) way
To contribute one's own share; pay for oneself.
pay the piper
To bear the consequences of something.
pay through the nose Informal
To pay excessively.
[Middle English paien, from Old French paiier, from Late Latin pācāre, to appease, from Latin, to pacify, subdue, from pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pay 2
(pā)tr.v. payed or paid (pād), pay·ing, pays
To coat or cover (seams of a ship, for example) with waterproof material such as tar or asphalt.
[Obsolete French peier, from Old French, from Latin picāre, from pix, pic-, pitch.]
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pay off
vb
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr, adverb) to pay all that is due in wages, etc, and discharge from employment
2. (Banking & Finance) (tr, adverb) to pay the complete amount of (a debt, bill, etc)
3. (intr, adverb) to turn out to be profitable, effective, etc: the gamble paid off.
4. (or: intr, preposition) to take revenge on (a person) or for (a wrong done): to pay someone off for an insult.
5. (tr, adverb) informal to give a bribe to
6. (Nautical Terms) (intr, adverb) nautical (of a vessel) to make leeway
n
7. the final settlement, esp in retribution: the payoff came when the gang besieged the squealer's house.
8. informal the climax, consequence, or outcome of events, a story, etc, esp when unexpected or improbable
9. the final payment of a debt, salary, etc
10. the time of such a payment
11. informal a bribe
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Verb 1. pay off - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
2. pay off - eliminate by paying off (debts)
lift - pay off (a mortgage)
3. pay off - pay off (loans or promissory notes)
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
4. [画像:pay off - do or give something to somebody in return]pay off - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement
5. pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
6. pay off - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
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pay
verb1. To give payment to in return for goods or services rendered:
2. To give compensation to:
3. To distribute (money) as payment.Also used with out:
4. To set right by giving what is due.Off or up:
5. To make as income or profit:
6. To give a satisfactory return to:
pay back
phrasal verb
pay off
1. To exact revenge for or from:
Informal: fix.
Archaic: wreak.
Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.
2. Informal. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to:
Idiom: grease someone's palm.
Payment for work done:
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Translations
يحقِّقُ نَتائِج جَيِّدَهيَدْفَع التَّعويضات كامِلَةً
propustitvyplatitvyplatit se
afviklelønne sig
borga sig, heppnastgera upp viî
vyplatiť a prepustiť
iyi sonuç vermeksemeresini vermekücretini ödeyip işine son vermek
w>pay off
vt sep workmen → auszahlen ; seamen → abmustern ; debt → abbezahlen, tilgen ; HP → ab(be)zahlen ; mortgage → abtragen ; creditor → befriedigen ; if this happens again we’ll have to pay him off → wenn das noch einmal vorkommt, müssen wir ihn entlassen
vi → sich auszahlen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pay
(pei) – past tense, past participle paid – verb1. to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc. He paid 5ドル for the book. betaal يَدْفَع плащам pagar (za)platit bezahlen betale πληρώνω pagar, retribuir, remunerar maksma پرداخت کردن maksaa payer לְשַלֵם दाम चुकाना, मजदूरी, वेतन या रूपया देना platiti fizet membayar borga, greiða pagare 支払う 지불하다 (už)mokėti []maksāt membayar betalen betale; utbetale; lønne płacić وركول، ادا كول، تاديه كول، مزدوركول، حق وركول، جبران كول، تاوان وركول pagar a plăti платить (za)platiť plačati platiti betala จ่าย ödemek, para vermek 支付 платити معاوضہ دينا trả tiền 支付
2. to return (money that is owed). It's time you paid your debts. betaal يَسُد الدَّيْن изплащам pagar splatit bezahlen betale tilbage εξοφλώ, ξεπληρώνω pagar, saldar maksma بازپرداخت کردن maksaa payer לְהַחזִיר חוֹב चुकाना, भुगतान करना, अदा करना isplatiti, vratiti kiegyenlít mengembalikan uang pinjaman greiða (skuld) pagare 返金する 청산하다 grąžinti, (iš)mokėti, atlyginti samaksāt, nomaksāt membayar betalen betale tilbake, gjengjelde spłacić تاديه كول pagar a plăti, a achita выплачивать, расплачиваться splatiť plačati vratiti betala ชําระหนี้ ödemek 付清 сплачувати ادا کرنا trả nợ 付清
3. to suffer punishment (for). You'll pay for that remark! betaal, boet يَدْفَع الثَّمَن، يُعاني، يُعاقَب плащам pagar platit bezahlen betale πληρώνω, υφίσταμαι τιμωρία pagar tasuma مجازات شدن kärsiä payer לְשַלֵם עַל किसी चीज की सजा भुगतना otplatiti megfizet (vmiért) menerima hukuman gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu pagare 罰を受ける 대가를 치르다 sulauktiti atpildo, užmokėti samaksāt menerima padah betalen straffes, betale zapłacić مجازات كول pagar a plăti (pentru) поплатиться platiť plačati platiti betala ชดใช้ cezasını çekmek, katlanmak 受到懲罰 поплатитися سزا پانا trả giá 受到惩罚
4. to be useful or profitable (to). Crime doesn't pay. loon يُفيد، يَنْفَع възнаграждавам compensar vyplatit se sich auszahlen betale sig αποδίδω, αποφέρω κέρδος compensar, valer la pena, convenir end ära tasuma فایده داشتن kannattaa payer משתלם से लाभ होना, लाभकर होना ne isplati se, biti vrijedan muke kifizetődik menguntungkan borga sig, svara kostnaði pagare, rendere 引き合う 수지가 맞다 apsimokėti atmaksāties ada faedahnya lonend zijn lønne/svare seg opłacać się ګټه لرل compensar a servi la; a fi profitabil приносить доход; окупаться oplatiť sa izplačati (se) isplatiti löna sig มีประโยชน์ yararı olmak, kazandırmak 對...有益 окупатися; давати прибуток مفيد ہونا có ích 对...有益
5. to give (attention, homage, respect etc). Pay attention!; to pay one's respects. gee يَنْتَبِه، يُظْهِرُ отдавам dar vzbuzovat zollen vise opmærksomhed; vise respekt δίνω prestar, rendir, conceder, ofrecer üles näitama, osutama کردن osoittaa faire, présenter לָשִׂים לֵב संवेदना, शुभकामना इत्यादि देना iskazivati figyel; tiszteletét teszi memberikan veita prestare, fare 与える (관심을)표하다 kreipti, skirti, (ati)duoti, (pa)reikšti veltīt; parādīt; apliecināt memberi betuigen skjenke, høre; gi zwracać, złożyć كول dar a da; a prezenta; a acorda оказывать; обращать vzdať; dať pozor posvečati odati höra [upp], bringa [sin hyllning], betyga [ngn sin vördnad] สนใจ saygılarını sunmak, vermek 給予(注意,敬意等) звертати увагу; засвідчити دينا chú ý; kính trọng 给予(注意,敬意等)
noun money given or received for work etc; wages. How much pay do you get? betaling دَفْع، أُجْرَه заплата salário plat, mzda die Bezahlung løn μισθός, αποδοχές salario, sueldo, paga, remuneración palk حقوق؛ دستمزد palkka salaire שכר तनख्वाह prihod, dohodak fizetés upah laun paga, salario, remunerazione 報酬 임금 užmokestis atalgojums; alga upah; gaji loon lønn, betaling, gasje zapłata اجوره، مزدوري ordenado salariu зарплата plat plača plata lön, betalning ค่าแรง ücret, aylık, maaş 薪水 платня, заробітна плата مزدوري tiền lương 薪水
ˈpayable adjective which may be or must be paid. The account is payable at the end of the month. betaalbaar مُسْتَحِق الدَّفْع платим pagável splatný zahlbar forfalden πληρωτέος pagadero tasutav قابل پرداخت؛ پرداختنی maksettava payable יֵש לְשַלמוֹ देय isplativ, dospio kifizethető, esedékes harus dibayar greiðanlegur, sem fellur í gjalddaga pagabile 支払うべき 지급 해야 할 apmokėtinas nomaksājams, nokārtojams mesti dibayar te betalen som forfaller płatny دور كولو وړ، دادا كولو وړ pagável plătibil подлежащий уплате splatný plačljiv koji dospeva förfallen till betalning ซึ่งสามารถจ่ายได้ ödenir 可支付的,應支付的 оплачуваний قابل ادا، واجب الادا có thể trả được 可支付的,应支付的
payˈee noun a person to whom money is (to be) paid. betaler المَدْفوع له получател на пари recebedor věřitel der/die Zahlungsempfänger(in) modtager δικαιούχος πληρωμής beneficiario, portador maksusaaja گیرنده maksunsaaja bénéficiaire הַמוּטַב प्रापक primalac rendelvényes penerima upah móttakandi greiðslu beneficiario 受取人 영수인 (pinigų) gavėjas maksājuma saņēmējs penerima ontvanger mottaker odbiorca اخيستونكى ( دپيسو portador beneficiar получатель денег veriteľ prejemnik plačila primalac novca betalningsmottagare ผู้รับเงิน alacaklı 收款人 одержувач جس کو ادا کيا جائے người được trả tiền 收款人
ˈpayment noun1. money etc paid. The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments. paaiement دَفْعَه، مَبْلَغ платена сума pagamento splátka die Zahlung betaling; afdrag πληρωμή pago makse وجه پرداختی maksu paiement תשלום भुगतान plaćanje, uplata (ki)fizetés pembayaran greiðsla, greiðsluupphæð pagamento 支払い 지불액 (ap)mokėjimas, (už)mokestis maksājums bayaran afbetaling avdrag, innbetaling wpłata, opłata تاديه، ادا، دتلافي پيسې pagamento plată платеж, взнос splátka, platba plačilo rata in-, utbetalning รายได้ ödeme 支付的款項 платіж ادا شدہ رقم sự thanh toán 支付的款项
2. the act of paying. He gave me a book in payment for my kindness. ter betaling دَفْع плащане pagamento odměna der Lohn betaling εξόφληση, ανταπόδοση pago, recompensa tasu پرداخت maksaminen paiement תשלום शोधन, भुगतान, अदायगी isplata fizetség pembayaran borgun remunerazione, ricompensa お返し 지불 at(si)lyginimas samaksa, atalgojums pembayaran betaling, beloning betaling zapłata تاديه pagamento (răs)plată оплата odmena plačilo plaćanje betalning การจ่ายเงิน ödeme 支付,報酬 оплата, сплата ادائيگي việc trả công 支付,报酬
ˈpay-packet noun an envelope containing a person's wages. The manager handed out the pay-packets. betaalsakkie, betaalkoevert مُغَلَّف يَحْمِل راتِب الشَّخْص плик със заплата envelope com o salário obálka s výplatou die Lohntüte lønningspose φάκελος με το μισθό κπ. sobre de la paga rahaga ümbrik پاکت حاوی حقوق palkkapussi enveloppe de paie מַעֲטָפָת שָׂכָר वेतन का लिफाफा plaća, nadnica bérfizetési boríték amplop gaji launaumslag busta paga 給料袋 봉급봉투 vokas su atlyginimu aploksne ar algu sampul berisi gaji loonzakje lønningspose koperta z poborami د معاش پاكټ envelope com o ordenado plic în care se dă salariul конверт с зарплатой obálka s výplatou plačilna kuverta koverta sa platom lönekuvert ซองเงินเดือน ücret zarfı 薪資袋 конверт з платнею مزدوري کا لفافہ phong bì đựng tiền lương 工资袋
ˈpay-roll noun1. a list of all the workers in a factory etc. We have 450 people on the pay-roll. betaalrol كَشْف الأُجور، بَيان الرَّواتِب ведомост folha de pagamento výplatní listina die Lohnliste lønningsliste κατάσταση μισθοδοσίας nómina; plantilla palgasaajate nimekiri فهرست حقوق بگیران palkkalista liste de paye גִיליוֹן תַּשלוּם לַמוּעַסָקִים वेतन सूची popis bérlista daftar gaji launaskrá libro-paga 給料支払簿 종업원 명부 algalapis algu saraksts senarai gaji loonlijst lønningsliste lista płac د مزدورانو د حقوق فهرست folha de pagamentos stat de plată платёжная ведомость výplatná listina plačilna lista platni spisak avlöningslista, lönelista รายชื่อพนักงานที่ได้รับเงินเดือน maaş bordrosu 薪資名單,薪水帳冊 зарплата مزدوروں کي فہرست danh sách tiền lương 工资名单,薪金名册
2. the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers. The thieves stole the pay-roll. betaalgeld مَجموع أجور العامِلين обща сума в разплащателна ведомост dinheiro da folha de pagamento peníze na výplaty die Löhne lønningskasse σύνολο μισθών nómina de los trabajadores palgarahad کل دستمزد پرداختی palkkasumma frais de personnel סַך כָּל תַּשלוּמֵי הַשָׂכַר भुगतान रजिस्टर platni popis kifizetendő bérek uang gaji heildarupphæð launa tiltekins fyrirtækis libro-paga 支払・給与総額 임금지급총액 atlyginimams skirti pinigai kopējā algu summa; algas gaji pekerja loongeld lønninger pieniądze na wypłatę تول د پرداخت شوی معاش dinheiro dos ordenados salariile (tuturor) angajaţilor фонд заработной платы peniaze na výplaty denar za plače novac za platu löner, lönesumma จํานวนเงินที่จ่ายให้พนักงาน ödenen maaş tutarı 薪資總額 платіжна відомість مزدوروں کي مجموعي تنخواہ tổng số tiền lương 工资额
pay back1. to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed). I'll pay you back as soon as I can. terugbetaal يُعيد المال، يُسَدِّد отплащам pagar splatit zurückzahlen betale tilbage ξεπληρώνω devolver, pagar, reembolsar tagasi maksma پس دادن maksaa takaisin rembourser לְהַחזִיר ऋण लौटाना, चुकाना isplatiti visszafizet mengembalikan borga til baka rimborsare 返済する 빚진 것을 갚다 grąžinti (pinigus) atdot; samaksāt membayar balik terugbetalen betale tilbake zwrócić بیرته ورکول pagar a înapoia (banii) возвращать splatiť vrniti vratiti betala tillbaka, återbetala คืนทุน borcunu ödemek, geri vermek 償還 повертати قرض واپس کرنا trả lại 偿还
2. to punish. I'll pay you back for that! terugkry يُعاقِب، يَرُدُّ عَلى наказвам retribuir odplatit heimzahlen give igen; gøre gengæld τιμωρώ, εκδικούμαι hacer pagar (a) kätte maksma مجازات کردن؛ انتقام گرفتن rankaista faire payer à לְהַעֲנִיש बदला लेना kazniti visszafizet menghukum borga til baka, hegna fyrir ripagare, 仕返しをする 복수하다 atsilyginti atmaksāt pastikan seseorang menerima padah betaald zetten straffe odpłacić جزا ورکول retribuir a i-o plăti cuiva отплатить odplatiť povrniti naplatiti ge igen för ลงโทษ cezalandırmak 懲罰 відплачувати سزا دينا trừng phạt 惩罚
pay off1. to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed. Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off. uit diens stel يَدْفَع التَّعويضات كامِلَةً разплащам despedir vyplatit, propustit auszahlen afvikle αποζημιώνω και απολύω liquidar el sueldo, dar el finiquito, pagar y despedir lõpparvet andma تسویه کردن antaa lopputili licencier לְשָלֵם הַכָּל बकाया चुकता कर छंटनी कर देना otpustiti elbocsát (alkalmazottat) memberi pesangon gera upp við licenziare, liquidare 解雇する 임금을 지불하고 해고하다 atsiskaityti ir atleisti iš darbo samaksāt un atlaist no darba dibayar gaji akhir betalen en ontslaan gi avskjedslønn odprawić, zwolnić z odprawą تسویه کول،خلاصول despedir a concedia рассчитаться; увольнять vyplatiť a prepustiť izplačati isplatiti betala ut lönen till och avskeda จ่ายเพื่อจ้างให้ออก ücretini ödeyip işine son vermek 付清工資而解僱(工人) розраховуватися پوري تنخواہ دے کر چھٹي کرنا trả hết lương rồi cho nghỉ việc 付清工资而解雇(工人)
2. to have good results. His hard work paid off. resultate oplewer يحقِّقُ نَتائِج جَيِّدَه възнаграждавам compensar vyplatit se sich bezahlt machen lønne sig αποδίδω καρπούς valer la pena, dar resultado, ser rentable, compensar end ära tasuma نتیجه مطلوب دادن kannattaa être rentable לְהִשתָלֵם लाभ होना otplatiti kifizetődik menghasilkan borga sig, heppnast (dare un buon risultato) 引きあう 성공적 이다 apsimokėti atmaksāties berhasil winst opleveren lønne/betale seg opłacać się د پایانه نتیجه ورکول compensar a da rezultate; a fi rentabil окупаться oplatiť sa izplačati se isplatiti se betala sig ผลลัพธ์ที่ดี iyi sonuç vermek, semeresini vermek 有報償 окупатися اچھا نتيجہ دينا thành công 有报偿
pay up to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt. You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days). betaal يَدْفَع، يُسَدِّد الدَّيْن плащам pagar vyrovnat se (s) Schulden tilgen betale; ryste op med pengene εξοφλώ pagar välja maksma بازپرداخت کردن maksaa velkansa s'acquitter לְשָלֵם חוֹב पूरा चुकता करना, बेबाक करना potpuno isplatiti, platiti račun kifizeti tartozását membayar utang gera upp skuld saldare 返金する 전액 지불하다 grąžinti skolą nomaksāt (visu) melangsaikan hutang betalen punge ut, betale fullt ut zwrócić dług بیرته پرداختول pagar a achita расплачиваться vyrovnať sa (s) odplačati dolg vratiti betala, hosta upp pengarna ชําระหนี้ borcunu ödemek 全部付清 виплачувати сповна دينا، پيسہ دينا trang trải 全部付清
put paid to to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do). The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo. voorkom يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل، يَمْنَع възспирам acabar com znemožnit abhalten forhindre én i at gøre noget ματαιώνω acabar con, poner fin a algo nurja ajama مانع شدن estää foutre en l'air les projets de qqn לִמנוֹעַ מְ- किसी काम से किसी को रोकना puštati végleg elintéz vkit/vmit menggagalkan hindra, koma í veg fyrir (mandare all'aria) おじゃんにする 망치다 sukliudyti izjaukt; pārsvītrot menghalang verhinderen gjøre ende på, gjøre det av med uniemożliwić مخ نیول acabar com a strica planurile (cuiva de a) мешать, препятствовать znemožniť preprečiti sprečiti u sätta stopp för ขัดขวาง engellemek 結束 покласти кінець مانع ہونا ngăn cản 结束
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