pay
English Thesaurus
1. something that remunerates (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | regular payment, |
| definition | : | a payment made at regular times (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | combat pay, |
| definition | : | extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | double time, |
| definition | : | a doubled wage (for working overtime) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | found, |
| definition | : | food and lodging provided in addition to money (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | half-pay, |
| definition | : | reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | living wage, |
| definition | : | a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | merit pay, |
| definition | : | extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | minimum wage, |
| definition | : | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pay envelope, pay packet, |
| definition | : | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | sick pay, |
| definition | : | wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | strike pay, |
| definition | : | money paid to strikers from union funds (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | take-home pay, |
| definition | : | what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc (noun.possession) |
| part meronym | : | payroll, paysheet, |
| definition | : | a list of employees and their salaries (noun.possession) |
2. dedicate (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cerebrate, cogitate, think, |
| definition | : | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | give, sacrifice, |
| definition | : | endure the loss of (verb.possession) |
3. bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, |
| definition | : | put up with something or somebody unpleasant (verb.cognition) |
4. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | extend, offer, |
| definition | : | offer verbally (verb.possession) |
5. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | subsidise, subsidize, |
| definition | : | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | finance, |
| definition | : | obtain or provide money for (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | overpay, |
| definition | : | pay too much (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | underpay, |
| definition | : | pay too little (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | prepay, |
| definition | : | pay for something before receiving it (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | go dutch, |
| definition | : | share expenses equally and split the cost of something (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | tithe, |
| definition | : | pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | remit, |
| definition | : | send (money) in payment (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pay off, redeem, |
| definition | : | pay off (loans or promissory notes) (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | foot, pick, |
| definition | : | pay for something (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | disburse, pay out, |
| definition | : | expend, as from a fund (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | charge, |
| definition | : | pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pay cash, |
| definition | : | pay (for something) with cash (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | defray, |
| definition | : | bear the expenses of (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | kick back, |
| definition | : | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | prefer, |
| definition | : | give preference to one creditor over another (verb.social) |
6. cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | pay, |
| definition | : | discharge or settle (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | liquidate, pay off, |
| definition | : | eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession) |
7. discharge or settle (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | settle, |
| definition | : | dispose of; make a financial settlement (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | ante up, pay, pay up, |
| definition | : | cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession) |
8. do or give something to somebody in return (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | settle, |
| definition | : | dispose of; make a financial settlement (verb.possession) |
9. bring in (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | clear, net, |
| definition | : | yield as a net profit (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pay off, |
| definition | : | yield a profit or result (verb.possession) |
10. make a compensation for (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | repay, requite, |
| definition | : | make repayment for or return something (verb.possession) |
11. render (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | make, |
| definition | : | perform or carry out (verb.creation) |
12. be worth it (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
13. something that remunerates (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | ante up, pay, pay up, |
| definition | : | cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | earn, garner, |
| definition | : | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bear, pay, yield, |
| definition | : | bring in (verb.possession) |
14. bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
15. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession)
| also | : | fund, |
| definition | : | furnish money for (verb.possession) |
| also | : | pay off, redeem, |
| definition | : | pay off (loans or promissory notes) (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy off, pay off, |
| definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
| also | : | disburse, pay out, |
| definition | : | expend, as from a fund (verb.possession) |
| also | : | liquidate, pay off, |
| definition | : | eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | payee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom money is paid (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
16. cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
17. discharge or settle (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
18. do or give something to somebody in return (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | compensation, recompense, |
| definition | : | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | payee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom money is paid (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | compensation, |
| definition | : | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) (noun.possession) |
19. bring in (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | output, yield, |
| definition | : | production of a certain amount (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fruit, yield, |
| definition | : | an amount of a product (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | output, production, yield, |
| definition | : | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) (noun.quantity) |
20. something that remunerates (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | ante up, pay, pay up, |
| definition | : | cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | earn, garner, |
| definition | : | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bear, pay, yield, |
| definition | : | bring in (verb.possession) |
21. bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
22. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession)
| also | : | fund, |
| definition | : | furnish money for (verb.possession) |
| also | : | pay off, redeem, |
| definition | : | pay off (loans or promissory notes) (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy off, pay off, |
| definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
| also | : | disburse, pay out, |
| definition | : | expend, as from a fund (verb.possession) |
| also | : | liquidate, pay off, |
| definition | : | eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | payee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom money is paid (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
23. cancel or discharge a debt (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
24. discharge or settle (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payment, |
| definition | : | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession) |
25. do or give something to somebody in return (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | compensation, recompense, |
| definition | : | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | payee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom money is paid (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | payer, remunerator, |
| definition | : | a person who pays money for something (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | compensation, |
| definition | : | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) (noun.possession) |
26. bring in (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | output, yield, |
| definition | : | production of a certain amount (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fruit, yield, |
| definition | : | an amount of a product (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | output, production, yield, |
| definition | : | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) (noun.quantity) |
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