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pay

Pronunciation: [/peɪ/]

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pay: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use pay in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “financial transactions”

(verb) to give someone money in exchange for goods or services. It's like when you buy a toy at the store and hand over money to the cashier.

Example

I will pay for the groceries at the checkout.

Example

She refused to pay for the damaged item.

Example

Did you pay for the movie tickets yet?

Context: “settle a debt”

(verb) to give someone the money that you owe them. When you borrowed a book from a friend and you return it with a few coins to repay them.

Example

I need to pay back the money I borrowed from my friend.

Example

He never pays his debts and always owes people money.

Example

Have you paid back what you owe your friend yet?

Context: “wages”

(noun) the money that you receive for doing a job. It's like your reward for working at a job.

Example

She received her pay for working overtime.

Example

He was unhappy with his low pay for all the hard work he did.

Example

What is the average pay for this job?

How to pronounce pay

Pronunciation: [/peɪ/]

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