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Phrase(s): pay by something
1. Lit. to use something as a medium of payment. • Will you pay by cash or check? • The bill was paid by check. 2. Fig. to pay by a certain time. • You will have to pay by the end of the month or we will cancel your lease. • I promise I will pay by the end of the month.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs