pay
US /peɪ/
verb, noun Foundation · A2 Tài chính & ngân sách
Definition
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
You can pay for your tickets online with a credit card.
Word Family
Synonyms
- compensateto pay someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury
- remuneratemake payment to; compensate
- salarysomething that remunerates
Collocations
- Easy pay by credit cardto give money in exchange for goods or services regarding by credit card
- Medium merit-based pay raisea collocation phrase: merit-based pay raise
- Hard enforce statutory equal pay principlesto enforce statutory equal pay principles, meaning to ensure observance of laws and rules
- Very Hard pay the piper for reckless actionsto give money in exchange for goods or services regarding the piper for reckless actions
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.