pay

/peɪ/

noun

1
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
“Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.”

1
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
“he paid her off the books and in kind where possible”
2
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
“he has paid his debt to society”
3
To be profitable for.
“It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.”
4
To give (something else than money).
“to pay attention”
5
To be profitable or worth the effort.
“crime doesn’t pay”
6
To discharge an obligation or debt.
“He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.”
7
To suffer consequences.
“He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.”
8
To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
“I'll pay that.”

1
To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

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