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pay for

verb as in shell out

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As rents have grown, the amount families have left over after paying for housing and utilities has fallen to record lows.

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Vishal Mathur, 46, an entrepreneur who works in his family's business in Mumbai told AFP "one is willing to pay for craftsmanship, for style, for the brand."

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In addition to those struggling to put food on the table during the shutdown, more than 1.4 million federal employees went without pay for 43 days.

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After Leicester Fainga'anuku and Codie Taylor crossed inside the first 20 minutes for the visitors, England looked like they might pay for their own inaccuracy in attack.

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At what stage should I reduce or stop paying for my term life insurance?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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