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pay

[pey] / peɪ /




VERB
be advantageous
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STRONGEST
WEAK
VERB
make amends
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The firm is growing other businesses like collateralized loan obligations and private credit, which pay lower fees than hedge funds but can grow much bigger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“When I explain why to people, they’re happy to pay what I ask them,” Flores said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Ordinary money-market funds and dividend-focused stock funds both pay close to 3.5% now, and safe, short-term bonds, closer to 4%, versus the S&P 500’s yield of just 1%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“They may be safe, but that doesn’t mean they pay well,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That was the winter, 1908, that Nollie and I made a trip to the university at Leiden to pay Willem a visit.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom