Definition of 'paying' paying in British English (ˈpeɪɪŋ ) adjective giving money (in exchange for goods, services, etc)

• Our fixed rate savings account currently pays 6.5% interest. • Several fans tried to get in without paying. • Although both of them worked hard, they couldn't make the business pay. • If I go out for a …

Pay means to settle a bill or a debt, such as paying the check at a restaurant or paying your electric bill. Sometimes you can pay in advance, meaning you pay for the product or service before you receive it.

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n. 1. The act of paying or state of being paid. 2. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages. 3. a. Recompense or reward: Your thanks are pay enough.

Definition of pay verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to give somebody money for work, goods, services, etc. Who's paying? pay for something I'll pay for the …

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