pay
/peɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle paid)Translation
BUY [I, T] › to give money to someone because you are buying something from them, or because you owe them money
ödemek, vermek
Helen paid for the tickets. Did you pay the telephone bill? You can pay by cash or credit card.1420794WORK [I, T] › to give someone money for the work that they do
yapılan iş karşılığı ücret ödemek/vermek
She gets paid twice a month. People work for them because they pay well. [+ two objects] We paid them £600 for the work. a paid job1420794ADVANTAGE [I] › to be a good thing to do because it gives you money or an advantage
para getirmek, kazandırmak, karşılığını vermek
Crime doesn't pay.1912SUFFER [I, T] › to suffer because of something bad you have done
ceremesini ödemek, çekmek, katlanmak, ödemek
He's certainly paying for his mistakes.925 pay attention › to look at or listen to someone or something carefully
dikkat etmek
I missed what she was saying because I wasn't paying attention.1843 pay sb a compliment › to tell someone that you admire something about them
iltifat etmek
1007 pay tribute to sb/sth › to thank someone or say that you admire someone or something, especially in public
saygı göstermek, toplum önünde teşekkür etmek
He paid tribute to his former teacher.981 pay sb/sth a visit; pay a visit to sb/sth › to visit a place or a person, usually for a short time
pay sb/sth back phrasal verb ziyaret etmek, kısa ziyarette bulunmak
1658 › to pay someone the money that you owe them
pay sth off phrasal verb geri ödemek
Only borrow money if you're sure you can pay it back. I lent him £10 last month and he still hasn't paid me back.1408 › to pay all of the money that you owe
pay (sth) out phrasal verb tüm borcunu kapatmak/ödemek
I'm planning to pay off my bank loan in five years.1408 › to spend a lot of money on something, or to pay a lot of money to someone
pay up phrasal verb informal bir şeye çok para harcamak; birine çok para ödemek
I've just paid out £700 to get the car fixed.1420 › to give someone all of the money that you owe them, especially when you do not want to
borcunu ödemek; tamamen kapatmak
Come on, pay up!1420(Definition of pay verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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