pay

1 عمومی:: دادن‌، انجام‌، كار سازی‌ داشتن‌، بجااوردن‌، پرداختن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: pay for sth to be punished for doing something bad to someone else, or to suffer because of a mistake that you made • We all pay for our mistakes in some way at some time. • He tricked me and I'm going to make him pay for it!, pay (sth) out [ M ] to spend a lot of money on something, or to pay a lot of money to someone • I've just paid out £500 on getting the car fixed., pay up informal to give someone the money that you owe them, especially when you do not want to • Eventually they paid up, but only after receiving several reminders., pay sb off [ M ] 1. If your employer pays you off, they pay you for the last time and then end your job, because they do not need you or could not pay you in the future. , pay sth out [ M ] to release a piece of rope or cable in a controlled way , pay off If something you have done pays off, it is successful • All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam., pay sb off [ M ] 2. informal to give someone money so that they will not do or say something, or so that they will go away • There were rumours that key witnesses had been paid off to keep quiet., pay sth off [ M ] to pay back money that you owe • We should be able to pay off the debt within two years., pay sth in [ M ] ( US usually deposit ) to put money into a bank account • If you go to the bank, will you pay these cheques in for me?, pay sb/sth back [ M ] to pay someone the money that you owe them • Can you lend me a fiver? I'll pay you/it back tomorrow., pay sb back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you • He swore he'd pay her back for all she'd done to him.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

2 general:: noun salary: My pay is $2800 a month. verb give money to: We will pay them each week.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with PAY, Also see (PAY THE PIPER) CALL THE TUNE; CRIME DOES NOT PAY; DEVIL TO PAY; HELL TO PAY; LIP SERVICE, PAY; ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL; YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

American Heritage Idioms

4 general::   verb ADV. handsomely, well She pays her workers very well. | gladly I would gladly pay for the extra security such a scheme would bring. | up I had a hard time getting him to pay up. VERB + PAY have to, must | be able/unable to, can/can't, can/can't afford to help for those genuinely unable to pay Protesters against the tax carried banners reading ‘Can't pay! Won't pay!’ | expect (sb) to You can expect to pay upwards of £200 a night at this exclusive hotel. | be liable to It is for the courts to decide who is liable to pay damages. | be ordered to, be required to The company was ordered to pay the five workers £5,000 in compensation each. | agree to, be prepared to, be willing to, offer to, promise to | fail to, neglect to He was made bankrupt for failing to pay debts totalling over £2 million. | refuse to | help (to) The revenue will be used to help pay for environmental improvements. | get sb to, make sb If Mac had killed Caroline, then he was going to make him pay the price. | let sb She wouldn't let me pay for my ticket. PREP. for How much did you pay for your new car? | to We pay £200 a week to our landlord. PHRASES ability to pay Taxation should be based on ability to 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

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: pay phrases pay £10/$50 etc • I only paid ten pounds for it. pay (in) cash • You have to pay in cash for the tickets. pay by cheque • I filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque. pay by credit card • The hotel does not charge more if you pay by credit card. pay in dollars/euros etc • American exporters want to be paid in dollars. adverbs pay handsomely (= pay a lot of money ) • Customers are willing to pay handsomely for anti-ageing cosmetic products. pay 2 phrases pay somebody £200 a week/$100 a day etc • The cleaners are paid £5 an hour. be paid by the hour/day/week • I was working on a building site, being paid by the hour. adverbs be paid weekly/monthly • Most of us get paid weekly or monthly. well-paid • Teachers here are well-paid. highly-paid • a highly-paid football player badly-paid/poorly-paid • For a long time I didn’t realise how badly-paid and overworked I was. pay 3 ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pay low • Nurses often work long hours for relatively low pay. good • The work was steady and the pay was pretty good. higher/better • Workers demanded higher pay. equal pay (= the same pay for the same type of work ) • The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay. basic pay British English , base pay American English (= not including overtime pay or bonuses ) • The basic pay is so low you end up doing lots of overtime. take-home pay (= after tax etc has been taken away ) • Their average take-home pay is just £120. overtime pay (= for extra hours that you work ) • Their bosses had to approve any overtime pay. holiday pay British English , vacation pay American English (= pay when you are on holiday ) • Servicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off. sick pay (= pay when you are ill ) • As a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits. maternity pay (= pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby ) • If you have worked here a year, you are entitled to 3 month’s maternity pay. redundancy pay British English , severance pay American English (= pay when there is no longer a job for you ) • We invested our redundancy pay in a new business venture. full pay • They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry. half pay • In 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay. pay + NOUN a pay increase • Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year. a pay rise British English , pay raise American English • If you get promoted, will you get a pay rise? a pay cut • Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut. a rate of pay ( also a pay rate ) (= the amount paid every hour, week etc ) • Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay. a pay cheque British English , a paycheck American English (= the money you earn every week or month ) • Stretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult. a pay freeze (= when no one’s pay is increased ) • Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze. a pay claim British English (= official request for more pay ) • The miners voted for strike action in support of their pay claim. a pay dispute (= disagreement between an employer and employees about pay ) • Many flights were cancelled because of a pilots’ pay dispute. pay and conditions (= the conditions in which people work and the pay they get ) • The unions are demanding better pay and conditions. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' the salary pay '. Just say the pay .

transnet.ir

6 general:: pay to give someone money for something you are buying from them, or a service they are providing: • I paid a lot of money for that computer. • You have to pay to park your car. meet the cost of something to pay for something for someone else, or to provide the money needed to do something: • We will meet the cost of your travelling expenses. • The cost will be met from public donations. foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to, or do not think that you should: • As usual, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill. pick up the tab informal to pay for something: • My company will pick up the tab for all moving costs. fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to: • He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed. • Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games. settle the bill to pay the bill after eating a meal, staying in a hotel etc: • She went down to the hotel lobby to settle the bill. give especially spoken to pay a particular amount of money for something – used especially when saying how much you are willing to pay: • How much will you give me for the car? • I’ll give you $50 for the lot (= for everything ) . something is on somebody spoken used when saying that someone else will pay for your meal, drinks etc: • Order whatever you like – this is on me! • The drinks are on the house (= the bar, restaurant etc will let you have them for free ) . • Put your money away – the drinks are on us.

Longman-Thesaurus

7 general:: Phrase(s): pay someone (for something) (with something) to make payment with something to someone for something or for doing something. • I will pay you for the loan you made me with the money I get from selling my car. • I will pay you with a check.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs