Pay

//peɪ//

Synonyms for "pay" (255 found)

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Related words (127)

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pay off pay on pay out pay too much pay up payment payroll penal retribution penalty penance penology perpetrate plunk portal-to-portal pay prepay produce profit provide for pull off punishment punition purchasing power put out quit real wages realize recompense redress refinance reimburse remit remunerate remuneration render repay requite retribution retributive justice return reward run through run up against salary satisfy schedule scourge serve serve one out serve the purpose set up settle settle the score severance pay shell out sink money in sliding scale spend splurge sponsor squander square stake stand under stipend subsidize suffer suffice support sustain take and do take care of take home pay take-home take-home pay taste taxable income tender throw money around total compensation undergo up and do wage control wage freeze wage reduction wage rollback wage scale wages wages after deductions wages after taxes well-deserved punishment what for what-for wreak yield a profit

Verb(10 words)

pay off pay the freight pay the piper pay the price pony up quit return shell out spend stump up

Noun(3 words)

remuneration salary wage

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

15 relation types

More general

34 entries

abide be bear bring in brook cerebrate clear cogitate communicate compensate digest earn endure exist gain give

Showing 16 of 34 words.

More specific

29 entries

BNPL ante bribe disburse fund invest pay as you earn pay back pay down pay forward pay in pay off pay one's dues pay one's own way pay one's respects pay one's way

Showing 16 of 29 words.

Antonyms

9 entries

charge earn lend owe receive sell steal stiff taxes

Synonyms

4 entries

give pay up wage yield

Related terms

2 entries

cash on the barrelhead plunk

defined as

1 entries

act of paying

derived

180 entries

PayPal ability to pay autopay back pay base pay basic pay beyond one's pay grade borrow from Peter to pay Paul buy and pay for combat pay consent or pay copay crime doesn't pay danger pay dead-pay

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derived from

1 entries

rise

has context

1 entries

nautical

has subevent

1 entries

person now paid

is a

2 entries

compensate payment

manner of

6 entries

be digest give make requite settle

receives action

2 entries

earned by people measured in dollars

related to

148 entries

action agreement attraction back bill bills boss buy buying buying things cash cash credit cash register check checkout company

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similar

6 entries

fix get give pay back pay off sacrifice

Translations

356 translations across 141 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

betaal verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Aklanon

1 entries

bayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Albanian

1 entries

paguaj verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

μισθός noun (money given in return for work)
ὀψώνιον noun (money given in return for work)
τίνω verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Arabic

4 entries

أجر noun (money given in return for work)
معاش noun (money given in return for work)
خلص verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
خَلَّصَ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Armenian

1 entries

վճարել verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Aromanian

1 entries

plãtescu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries

ܦܵܪܹܥ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Asturian

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Avar

1 entries

мухь кьезе verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

ödəmək verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Bashkir

1 entries

түләү verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Basque

2 entries

ordaindu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pagatu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Belarusian

2 entries

заплаці́ць verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
плаці́ць verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Bengali

1 entries

টাকা দেওয়া verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Breton

1 entries

paeañ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Bulgarian

4 entries

платежен adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)
платен adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
заплата noun (money given in return for work)
плащане noun (money given in return for work)

Burmese

1 entries

ချေ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Catalan

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Cebuano

1 entries

bayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Chechen

1 entries

ахча дала verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏈᏱᎭ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

付 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
支付 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
納 /纳 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
給錢 /给钱 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Czech

2 entries

platit verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
vyplatit se verb (to be profitable)

Dalmatian

1 entries

pacur verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Danish

4 entries

betalings adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
betalings adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)
betaling noun (money given in return for work)
betale verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Dutch

3 entries

betalen verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
lonen verb (to be profitable)
opbrengen verb (to be profitable)

Esperanto

2 entries

pagi verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
profitigi verb (to be profitable)

Estonian

1 entries

maksma verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Even

1 entries

тамдай verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Evenki

1 entries

тама verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Faroese

2 entries

gjalda verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
rinda verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Fataluku

1 entries

selu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Finnish

4 entries

maksu adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
maksu adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)
maksullinen adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
maksullinen adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)

French

4 entries

payant adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
payant adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)
payante adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
payante adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)

Friulian

2 entries

paiâ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pajâ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Galician

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Georgian

1 entries

გადახდა verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

German

4 entries

Gehalt noun (money given in return for work)
bezahlen verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
gebühren verb (to give (e.g. attention))
schenken verb (to give (e.g. attention))

Greek

3 entries

μισθός noun (money given in return for work)
αποδίδω verb (to be profitable)
πληρώνω verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Gujarati

2 entries

કીમત આપવી verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
પગાર આપવો verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Haitian Creole

2 entries

peye verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
peye verb (intransitive: to discharge an obligation or debt)

Hebrew

1 entries

שילם \ שִׁלֵּם verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Higaonon

1 entries

bayadan verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

bayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Hindi

2 entries

चुकाना verb (to discharge by giving or doing what is due or required)
पैसे देना verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Hungarian

4 entries

fizető adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
fizetős adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
bér noun (money given in return for work)
díjazás noun (money given in return for work)

Icelandic

3 entries

borga verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
gjalda verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
greiða verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ido

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Indonesian

1 entries

membayar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ingrian

2 entries

palkka noun (money given in return for work)
polucka noun (money given in return for work)

Ingush

1 entries

ахча дала verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Interlingua

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Irish

4 entries

pá noun (money given in return for work)
tuarastal noun (money given in return for work)
díol verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
íoc verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Italian

2 entries

paga noun (money given in return for work)
pagare verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Japanese

2 entries

払う verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
支払う verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Javanese

1 entries

mbayar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Jeju

1 entries

내다 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Kalmyk

1 entries

өгх verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Kannada

1 entries

ತೆರು verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Kazakh

1 entries

төлеу verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ket

1 entries

ӄыбет verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Khmer

4 entries

ប្រាក់ខែ noun (money given in return for work)
ចេញថ្លៃ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
បង់ថ្លៃ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
បង់លុយ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Korean

3 entries

계산하다 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
내다 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
지불하다 verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

төлөө verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Lao

1 entries

ຈ່າຍ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Latgalian

1 entries

moksuot verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Latin

4 entries

manūpretium noun (money given in return for work)
mercēs noun (money given in return for work)
compenso verb (to be profitable)
defungor verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Latvian

1 entries

maksāt verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Limburgish

2 entries

gelje verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
kaupe verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Lingala

2 entries

futa verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
kofuta verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Lithuanian

1 entries

sumokėti verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Low German

1 entries

betalen verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

bezuelen verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Macedonian

2 entries

плати verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
плаќа verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Makasae

1 entries

seluru verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Malay

1 entries

bayar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Maltese

1 entries

ħallas verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Mansaka

1 entries

bayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Mongolian

2 entries

тушаах verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
төлөх verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Mòcheno

1 entries

zoln verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Māori

1 entries

utua verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Neapolitan

1 entries

pava noun (money given in return for work)

Nepali

1 entries

तिर्नु verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

ulipva verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Norman

1 entries

payi verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Northern Mansi

1 entries

ойтыл noun (money given in return for work)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

betale verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
lønne seg verb (to be profitable)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

løne seg verb (to be profitable)
lønne seg verb (to be profitable)

Occitan

1 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Old English

2 entries

ġield noun (money given in return for work)
ġieldan verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Old Frisian

1 entries

jelda verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Old Tupi

2 entries

epyme'eng verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
moepy verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Oromo

1 entries

kaffaluu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ossetian

2 entries

мызд noun (money given in return for work)
фидын verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اجرت noun (money given in return for work)

Persian

2 entries

مزد noun (money given in return for work)
پرداختن verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

betolen verb (to discharge by giving or doing what is due or required)

Polish

4 entries

pensja noun (money given in return for work)
płaca noun (money given in return for work)
płacić verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
płacić verb (intransitive: to suffer consequences)

Portuguese

4 entries

pagamento noun (money given in return for work)
compensar verb (to be profitable)
pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
prestar verb (to give (e.g. attention))

Quechua

1 entries

kañiy verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Romanian

4 entries

plată noun (money given in return for work)
a fi profitabil verb (to be profitable)
merita verb (to be profitable)
plăti verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Romansch

4 entries

paer verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pajar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pajear verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Russian

4 entries

пла́тный adj (operable or accessible on deposit of coins)
пла́тный adj (pertaining to or requiring payment)
зарпла́та noun (money given in return for work)
заплати́ть verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Sango

1 entries

futa verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Sardinian

4 entries

boidare verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pacare verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pagae verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pagai verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cosnadh noun (money given in return for work)
pàigh noun (money given in return for work)
tuarasdal noun (money given in return for work)
pàigh verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pláta noun (money given in return for work)
pláća noun (money given in return for work)
пла́та noun (money given in return for work)
isplatiti se verb (to be profitable)

Sicilian

1 entries

pagari verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Sinhalese

1 entries

ගෙවනවා verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Slovak

2 entries

platiť verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
zaplatiť verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Slovene

4 entries

plača noun (money given in return for work)
izplačati se verb (to be profitable)
plačati verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
plačevati verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Somali

1 entries

bixin verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Southern Altai

1 entries

тӧлӧӧр verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Spanish

4 entries

paga noun (money given in return for work)
pago noun (money given in return for work)
abonar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
calafatear verb (to cover with a waterproof substance)

Swahili

1 entries

lipa verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Swedish

4 entries

betala verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
betala sig verb (to be profitable)
erlägga verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
löna sig verb (to be profitable)

Tagalog

1 entries

magbayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tajik

1 entries

пардохтан verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tatar

1 entries

түләргә verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tausug

1 entries

bayad verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tetum

1 entries

selu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Thai

1 entries

จ่าย verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Turkish

1 entries

ödemek verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Turkmen

1 entries

ödemek verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tuvan

2 entries

төлеп бээр verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
төлээр verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Tyap

1 entries

tan verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Ukrainian

2 entries

заплати́ти verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
плати́ти verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Urdu

4 entries

ادا کرنا verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
رقم دینا verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
قیمت دینا verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
ویتن دینا verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Uyghur

1 entries

تۆلىمەك verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Uzbek

2 entries

toʻlamoq verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
тўламоқ verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Venetan

2 entries

pagar verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
pagàre verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Vietnamese

4 entries

lương noun (money given in return for work)
tiền công noun (money given in return for work)
thanh toán verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
trả verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Volapük

1 entries

pelön verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Walloon

4 entries

paymint noun (money given in return for work)
traitmint noun (money given in return for work)
payî verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)
payî verb (to give (e.g. attention))

Welsh

1 entries

talu verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

West-Frisian

1 entries

betelje verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

White Hmong

1 entries

theem verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Wolof

1 entries

fey verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Yiddish

1 entries

באַצאָלן verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Yoruba

1 entries

sanwó verb (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

Sample sentences

35 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Life begins when you pay taxes.

Source: tatoeba (2058)

Can I pay by credit card?

Source: tatoeba (2238)

I'll pay by cheque.

Source: tatoeba (2422)

You should pay your rent in advance.

Source: tatoeba (9581)

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Pay

Synonyms for "pay" (255 found)

Closest matches (51)

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Related words (127)

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related to

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Translations

Afrikaans

Aklanon

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Asturian

Avar

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Cebuano

Chechen

Cherokee

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Dalmatian

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Even

Evenki

Faroese

Fataluku

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hebrew

Higaonon

Hiligaynon

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Indonesian

Ingrian

Ingush

Interlingua

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Jeju