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Pronounce Pay as P AH Y.

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    Pay phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'pay'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of pay: /pæj/
    • Modern IPA representation of pay: /pæʌ/

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    List of meaning for pay

    to give to a person what is due, as for goods and services

    wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary(verb)

    something that remunerates

    "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

    pay(verb)

    give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

    "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

    give, pay(verb)

    convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

    "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

    pay up, ante up, pay(verb)

    cancel or discharge a debt

    "pay up, please!"

    yield, pay, bear(verb)

    bring in

    "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

    pay, pay off, make up, compensate(verb)

    do or give something to somebody in return

    "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

    give, pay, devote(verb)

    dedicate

    "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

    pay(verb)

    be worth it

    "It pays to go through the trouble"

    pay(verb)

    render

    "pay a visit"; "pay a call"

    pay(verb)

    bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action

    "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"

    pay(verb)

    make a compensation for

    "a favor that cannot be paid back"

    pay(verb)

    discharge or settle

    "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"

    the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

    it's difficult to support two children on her pay

    something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services

    we should demand pay for all the overtime we're putting in

    to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received

    we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave

    to give what is owed for

    you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue

    to hand over or use up in payment

    rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert

    to produce as revenue

    an investment paying six percent

    to provide with a paying job

    pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer

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    pay in sentence

    1. Even though John’s project was awful, I did not want to belittle his efforts so I went out of my way to pay him a compliment on his work.

    2. With no way to pay for next month’s tuition, the lad decided it was time to get himself a second job.

    3. After accomplishing every task on the woman’s list from installing a new sink to babysitting the children, the factotum proved his worth and earned his pay for the day.

    4. Grandmother’s memorial service was held at her home church, with over 500 people showing up to the funeral to pay their respects.

    5. Just when things seemed hopeless, we stumbled across a pay phone and were able to call for help.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term pay

    When I was starting out, it took a while for me to convince even feminists that this was a serious issue, because feminists would say, 'Look, we're dealing with important issues like violence and equal pay, and we don't have time to worry about the image of women in advertising.' But my point was the image of women in advertising has an impact on all these things. The objectification of women leads to violence, and the stereotyping of women makes it less likely that women will get equal pay and decent jobs.

    – Jean Kilbourne

    You can build these projects if you have a government or Santa Claus to pay for it, but otherwise, making these projects profitable is a huge challenge.

    – Kamalkant Agarwal

    $177 billion is a big pay cheque that the world is missing out on - about half a percentage point of GDP of these countries, we have to stop wasting the world's most precious economic and social asset and ensure children thrive.

    – Peter Singer

    You cannot make any mistakes, you have to pay attention to detail. You have one opportunity, and if you don’t get it right, chances are you are not going to get called again.

    – Steffany Kisling

    There is a lot of pain to go around if these tariffs went into effect. At the end of day, American consumers will pay more for vehicles. Many parts of the Charlie Chesbrough economy would be impacted.

    – Charlie Chesbrough

    I set up auto-debit to pay my electric bill, phone bill, insurance, TV, ’ and out of that, he checked ‘ no, his wife does it. ’.

    – Henry Wrobel

    Forgiving their school loans is the least we can do to recognize their service and sacrifice, these veterans have suffered permanent and total disability as a direct result of their service to our country. They and their families have sacrificed health, quality of life, and often their dreams for the future. Many have lost their ability to work and pay off any school debt.

    – Sean Reyes

    We will not pay the (Christmas) bonuses on Dec. 4. The government has until Dec. 20 to make that payment, according to the law. Therefore, there is still time to continue with the measures being taken and see if we are in condition to make the payment.

    – Jesus Manuel Ortiz

    When you cannot get a compliment any other way pay yourself one.

    – Mark Twain

    We pay (for childcare) in love and kisses, with lots of love, because it's the grannies.

    – Ferzanah Essack

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