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pay

[pey] / peɪ /




VERB
be advantageous
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STRONGEST
WEAK
VERB
make amends
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The restaurant is volunteer-run and the oldest members still pay original prices, like $4 for a glass of wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Germany's players will pay for 600 of the country's fans to travel by bus to their final World Cup group game amid criticism of high transport costs at the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The no-frills airline requires at least one parent to sit with children aged two to 11 during a flight, but that means they must pay for what it calls a "mandatory family seat".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Should one person go grocery shopping for the whole weekend and we just pay them back?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Say listen, I think Alice’s pet garter snake has come to pay us a visit,” Tansy said.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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