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Paying

adjective

1.

Yielding a fair profit. Synonyms: gainful, paid.

2.

For which money is paid. Synonyms: compensable, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary. "Remunerative work" , "Salaried employment" , "Stipendiary services"

Pay

verb

(past & past part. paid; pres. part. paying)

1.

Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services. "Pay the waitress, please"

2.

Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow. Synonym: give. "Give the orders" , "Give him my best regards" , "Pay attention"

3.

Cancel or discharge a debt. Synonyms: ante up, pay up.

4.

Bring in. Synonyms: bear, yield. "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

5.

Do or give something to somebody in return. Synonyms: compensate, make up, pay off.

6.

Dedicate. Synonyms: devote, give. "Give priority to" , "Pay attention to"

7.

Be worth it.

8.

Render. "Pay a call"

9.

Bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action. "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly" , "You'll pay for this opinion later"

10.

Make a compensation for.

11.

Discharge or settle. "Pay an obligation"

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"Paying" Quotes from Famous Books

... her foremast and bowsprit, towing alongside and still attached to her hull by the standing and running rigging, dragged her head round to starboard, whereupon she instantly broached to. Meanwhile the Nonsuch, having stayed, was paying off on the larboard tack, the relative positions of the two ships being such that a collision seemed imminent. George saw that the situation was such as to demand instant decision, and he immediately made up his mind what ...

— The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer • Harry Collingwood

... soberly. "I'm not paying insincere compliments. It isn't your sketch which interests me so much as your method of sketching. The directness of it. The way you get to the heart of the subject without worrying over detail. The incisiveness. I'm mentally applying your method to the problems ...

— Swirling Waters • Max Rittenberg

... when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame. But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves. You will kindly take care of it. I should not feel safe with more money about me, ...

— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... at once to her husband's relatives, and a few weeks after Major Waldron took her to New Orleans, had the requisite papers drawn up for her freedom, and accompanied her on board of a vessel bound for New York; and then, paying her passage himself, so that she might keep her money for future emergencies, he bade adieu to the only slaves he ...

— Diddie, Dumps, and Tot • Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle

... herself the honour of paying her respects to Madame la Vicomtesse,' said the dame de compagnie with the elder M. d'Aubepine, and had regulated her household ...

— Stray Pearls • Charlotte M. Yonge

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