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1. 付；支付；偿还
When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

2. 给…付工资；给…付酬
When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.

3. 工资；薪水
Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.

4. （为获得帮助或服务）付钱给
If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.

5. （政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单
If a government or organization makes someone pay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes.

6. （工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润
If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.

7. （工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利
If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.

8. 存（钱）；储蓄
When you pay money into a bank account, you put the money in the account.

9. 有利；有好处；值得
If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.

10. 付出代价；受到惩罚
If you pay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.

11. （与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意）
You use pay with some nouns, for example in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.

12. （电视节目）付费的，收费的
Pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.

13. see also: paid;sick pay

14. 赚回成本
If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.

15. 受雇于；被…收买
If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.

16. 自食其力；养活自己
If you pay your way, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.

17. - see to pay dividends
- see dividend
to pay through the nose - see nose
he who pays the piper calls the tune - see piper

Do not confuse pay and buy. If you pay someone, pay them money, or pay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you. I paid the taxi driver… I need some money to pay the window cleaner… Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines. If you pay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed. He paid his bill and left…We were paying ￡50 for a single room. If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. Gary's bought a bicycle.
不要混淆 pay 和 buy。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人，例如：I paid the taxi driver（我付钱给出租车司机），I need some money to pay the window cleaner（我需要一些钱付给窗户清洁工），Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines（一些人被迫自付药费）。付账或还债用pay，例如：He paid his bill and left（他付完账走了)，We were paying ￡50 for a single room（一个单人间我们要付50英镑）。buy表示通过付钱获得某物，例如：Gary's bought a bicycle（加里买了辆自行车）。

1. something that remunerates

e.g. wages were paid by check
he wasted his pay on drink
they saved a quarter of all their earnings

Synonym: wageearningsremunerationsalary