The captain payed out some rope for the sails.
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Payed
Synonyms for "payed" (255 found)
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desertsdisbursedischargedisciplinary measuresdisciplinedismissal wagedodo fordo the trickdo toearningseffecteffectuateemolumentencounterendureescalator clauseescalator planexpendexperience
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feefeelferulefill the billfinancefinancial remunerationfixfork outfundgainget satisfactiongivegive good returnsgive it togo and dogo throughgrossgross incomegrubstakeguaranteed annual wageguerdonhavehirehonorhonorariumincomeincur costsindemnifyinflictinflictioninvestjudgmentjudicial punishmentknowlabor underlay outliquidatelivelihoodliving wagemakemake amendsmake requitalmake restitutionmake retributionmeetmeet up with
Noun(1 words)
Related words (127)
meet withminimum wagenemesisnetnet incomeopen the purseoutlayoverpayoverspendpainpainspains and punishmentspass throughpatronizepay and allowancespay backpay by installmentspay dearlypay exorbitantlypay for
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pay offpay onpay outpay too muchpay uppaymentpayrollpenal retributionpenaltypenancepenologyperpetrateplunkportal-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 dowage controlwage freezewage reductionwage rollbackwage scalewageswages after deductionswages after taxeswell-deserved punishmentwhat forwhat-forwreakyield a profit
Verb(10 words)
Noun(3 words)
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Sample sentences
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...and the use and proffitt therof cominge shalbe payed to my saied Sister Jone...
Source: wiktionary
It was but just in time, for, as the frigate flew round, describing a circle, as she payed off before the wind, they could perceive the breakers lashing the precipitous coast, not two cables' length from them.
Source: wiktionary
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