Life begins when you pay taxes.
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Pay
/peɪ/
Synonyms for "pay" (299 found)
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Closest matches (60)
Verb(9 words)
Noun(9 words)
accomplishachieveadvantageaffordamendsangelansweratoneattend toavailbackbankrollbase paybe exposed tobe gainfulbe hadbe handybe of usebe profitablebe subjected to
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be worthwhilebenefitbesteadbring aboutbring inbring offbring to passbudgetcapitalizecastigationchasteningchastisementclearcome down oncommitcompensatecompensationcondign punishmentcorrectioncostcost outcough up
Strong matches (90)
Verb(12 words)
Noun(7 words)
desertsdisbursedisciplinary measuresdisciplinedismissal wagedodo fordo the trickdo toearningseffecteffectuateemolumentencounterendureescalator clauseescalator planexpendexperiencefee
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feelferulefill the billfinancefinancial remunerationfixfork outfundgainget satisfactiongive good returnsgive it togo and dogo throughgrossgross incomegrubstakeguaranteed annual wageguerdonhavehirehonorhonorariumincomeincur costsindemnifyinflictinflictioninvestjudgmentjudicial punishmentknowlabor underlay outlivelihoodliving wagemakemake amendsmake requitalmake restitutionmake retributionmeetmeet up withmeet withminimum wagenemesisnetnet incomeopen the purseoutlay
Adverb(1 words)
individually paid wage
Related words (149)
overpayoverspendpainpainspains and punishmentspass throughpatronizepay and allowancespay backpay by installmentspay dearlypay exorbitantlypay forpay offpay onpay outpay too muchpaymentpayrollpenal retribution
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penaltypenancepenologyperpetrateplunkportal-to-portal payprepayproduceprofitprovide forpull offpunishmentpunitionpurchasing powerput outquitreal wagesrealizerecompenseredressrefinancereimburseremitremunerateremunerationrenderrepayrequiteretributionretributive justicereturnrewardrun throughrun up againstsalarysatisfyschedulescourgeserveserve one outserve the purposeset upsettlesettle the scoreseverance payshell outsink money insliding scalespendsplurgesponsorsquandersquarestakestand understipendsubsidizesuffersufficesupportsustaintake and dotake care oftake home paytake-hometake-home paytastetaxable incometenderthrow money aroundtotal compensationundergoup and dowagewage controlwage freezewage reductionwage rollbackwage scalewageswages after deductionswages after taxeswell-deserved punishmentwhat forwhat-forwreakyieldyield a profit
Verb(16 words)
pay offpay the freightpay the piperpay the pricepony upquitredeemremuneratedremuneratessettledshell outspendstump uptithedtreatedyield
Noun(24 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
42 entriesShowing 16 of 42 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
11 entriesbase payhourly paymonthly paypay a complimentpay a visitpay attentionpay interestpay raisepay scalepay taxespay the bill
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 21 languages.
Czech
1 entries- vyplatit se verb (to be profitable)
Danish
2 entries- betale sig verb (to be profitable)
- lønne sig verb (to be profitable)
Dutch
2 entries- lonen verb (to be profitable)
- opbrengen verb (to be profitable)
Esperanto
1 entries- profitigi verb (to be profitable)
Finnish
1 entries- kannattaa verb (to be profitable)
French
1 entries- payer verb (to be profitable)
German
1 entries- sich lohnen verb (to be profitable)
Greek
1 entries- αποδίδω verb (to be profitable)
Hungarian
4 entries- jövedelmez verb (to be profitable)
- kifizetődik verb (to be profitable)
- megéri verb (to be profitable)
- rentábilis verb (to be profitable)
Latin
3 entries- compenso verb (to be profitable)
- penso verb (to be profitable)
- repenso verb (to be profitable)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- lønne seg verb (to be profitable)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- løne seg verb (to be profitable)
- lønne seg verb (to be profitable)
Portuguese
1 entries- compensar verb (to be profitable)
Romanian
2 entries- a fi profitabil verb (to be profitable)
- merita verb (to be profitable)
Russian
2 entries- окупа́ться verb (to be profitable)
- окупи́ться verb (to be profitable)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- pàigh verb (to be profitable)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- isplatiti se verb (to be profitable)
Slovene
1 entries- izplačati se verb (to be profitable)
Spanish
4 entries- pagar verb (to be profitable)
- redituar verb (to be profitable)
- salir a cuenta verb (to be profitable)
- valer la pena verb (to be profitable)
Swedish
2 entries- betala sig verb (to be profitable)
- löna sig verb (to be profitable)
Walloon
1 entries- ripayî verb (to be profitable)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
Can I pay by credit card?
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I'll pay by cheque.
Source: tatoeba (2422)
You should pay your rent in advance.
Source: tatoeba (9581)
Showing 4 of 35 available sentences.