pay
Từ điển Collocation
pay noun
ADJ. monthly, weekly | full, half He has taken leave on half pay. | high | low, poor workers on low pay | equal equal pay for men and women | basic | gross | take-home the average take-home pay of a manual worker | holiday | maternity | overtime | redundancy, severance | unemployment | sick, sickness | back The workers are demanding their back pay. | merit, performance, performance-related | profit-related
QUANT. level, rate The job offers good rates of pay and excellent conditions.
VERB + PAY get | give sb
PAY + NOUN day | cheque, packet the money in my weekly pay packet | slip | increase, rise | cut | freeze | claim, demand | bargaining, negotiations | agreement, award, deal, offer, settlement | dispute, strike | levels, rates industrial unrest over pay levels in the public sector | scale, structure He's at the top of his company's pay scale.
PREP. on … ~ Women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay. | with ~ holidays with pay | without ~ He has been suspended without pay.
PHRASES a cut/an increase/a reduction in pay
Từ điển WordNet
v.
- give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
I paid four dollars for this sandwich
Pay the waitress, please
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; give
Don't pay him any mind
give the orders
Give him my best regards
pay attention
- do or give something to somebody in return; pay off, make up, compensate
Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
- bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
You'll pay for this!
She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly
You'll pay for this opinion later
- cancel or discharge a debt; pay up, ante up
pay up, please!
- bring in; yield, bear
interest-bearing accounts
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
- render
pay a visit
pay a call
- be worth it
It pays to go through the trouble
- dedicate; give, devote
give thought to
give priority to
pay attention to
- discharge or settle
pay a debt
pay an obligation
- make a compensation for
a favor that cannot be paid back
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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
pays|paid|paying
syn.: compensate give remunerate
ant.: own