| verb | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services “I paid four dollars for this sandwich” |
| verb | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow “Don't pay him any mind” |
| verb | cancel or discharge a debt “pay up, please!” |
| verb | bring in “interest-bearing accounts” |
| verb | do or give something to somebody in return “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?” |
| verb | dedicate “give thought to” |
| verb | be worth it “It pays to go through the trouble” |
| verb | render “pay a visit” |
| verb | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action “You'll pay for this!” |
| verb | make a compensation for “a favor that cannot be paid back” |
| verb | discharge or settle “pay a debt” |
| adjective | yielding a fair profit |
| adjective | for which money is paid “a paying job” |
| pay | noun | something that remunerates |
| payment | noun | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
| payee | noun | a person to whom money is paid |
| payer | noun | a person who pays money for something |
| yield | noun | an amount of a product |
| compensation | noun | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
| remunerate | verb | make payment to; compensate |