pay

verb (BUY)

/peɪ/ (paid, paid)

Definition

A1 [I or T] to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided: How much did you pay for the tickets? I pay my taxes. Will you pay these cheques into (US usually deposit these checks in) my account for me? [+ two objects] I'll pay you the fiver back tomorrow. I paid the driver (in/with) cash. Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque or credit card? [+ obj + to infinitive ] I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down. Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away? I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!Paying and spending moneyBuying and selling in general pay for itself › If something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost: The advertising should pay for itself.Profits and losses

(Definition of pay verb (BUY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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