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What is the verb for payment?

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pay
  1. (transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
  2. (transitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
  3. (transitive) To be profitable for.
  4. (transitive) To give (something else than money).
  5. (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
  6. (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
  7. (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. remunerate, recompense, compensate, reimburse, indemnify, reward, tip, requite, give payment to, settle up with, pay the price, pay costs, repay, pay off, recoup, pay back, return, satisfy, refund, guerdon, settle, pay up, give back, ante up, pony up, redress, square, balance, restore, award, offset, make good, make amends, remit, pay out, make up for, settle up, spring for, settle accounts with, shell out, foot, repair, rebate, amortize, make restitution to, pay compensation, pay damages, square accounts with, make restitution, pay dues … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “He's still waiting for his employer to pay him for his work.”
      “It will inevitably pay in the long term if you invest in real estate.”
      “This line of work just does not pay much and you may have to look at alternative means for earning a living wage.”
pay
  1. (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remunerate, recompense, compensate, reimburse, indemnify, reward, tip, requite, give payment to, settle up with, pay the price, pay costs, repay, pay off, recoup, pay back, return, satisfy, refund, guerdon, settle, pay up, give back, ante up, pony up, redress, square, balance, restore, award, offset, make good, make amends, remit, pay out, make up for, settle up, spring for, settle accounts with, shell out, foot, repair, rebate, amortize, make restitution to, pay compensation, pay damages, square accounts with, make restitution, pay dues … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He's still waiting for his employer to pay him for his work.”
      “It will inevitably pay in the long term if you invest in real estate.”
      “This line of work just does not pay much and you may have to look at alternative means for earning a living wage.”
paide
  1. Archaic spelling of paid.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Al my other goodes afore not bewitted, my dettes paide, and my legacy fulfilled, I gyve and witto to my sones Roberte Bulmer and John Bulmer, whome I make my executors.”
paying
  1. present participle of pay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remunerating, recompensing, compensating, reimbursing, indemnifying, rewarding, tipping, requiting, giving payment to, settling up with, paying the price, paying costs, profiting, prospering, flourishing, succeeding, working, making money, paying off, making a profit, paying dividends, showing gain, showing profit, yielding profit, making a return, providing a living, kicking back, yielding results, bearing fruit, earning, yielding, netting, returning, producing, grossing, bearing, bringing in, paying out, raking in, benefiting, benefitting, serving, favoring, favouring, spending, expending, disbursing, giving, outlaying, remitting … more
pays
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remunerates, recompenses, compensates, reimburses, indemnifies, rewards, tips, requites, gives payment to, settles up with, pays the price, pays costs, profits, prospers, flourishes, succeeds, works, makes money, pays off, makes a profit, pays dividends, shows gain, shows profit, yields profit, makes a return, provides a living, kicks back, yields results, bears fruit, earns, yields, nets, returns, produces, grosses, bears, brings in, pays out, rakes in, benefits, serves, favors, favours, spends, expends, disburses, gives, outlays, remits, foots … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The firefighters just turn up every day because it keeps the wolf from the door and it pays the mortgage.”
      “With the new points system, which has reduced the number of points for winners and runners-up, it pays to be consistent.”
      “And assure yourself that you are committing to the best product, not just the one that pays the salesman good commission.”
payeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pay
payest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pay
payedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of pay
paidest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of pay
paid
  1. simple past tense and past participle of pay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, payed, covered, cleared, met, honored, paid off, beared the cost of, came through with, handed over, honoured, kicked in, put up, settled, took care of, remunerated, discharged, squared, liquidated, footed, satisfied, defrayed, balanced, paid in full, made good on, made payment, footed the bill, come through with, beared the expense, taken care of, beared the cost, recompensed, repaid, quit, paid up, ponied up, sprung for, anted up, compensated, paid back, reimbursed, stood, quitted, indemnified, made good, sprang for, recouped, requited, amortized, amortised … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A previous gentlemen's agreement between Robbie and Cliff Birmingham, honoured years before, is now paid back in spades.”
      “I paid the head priest for the abhishekh and asked him if I could have some privacy for a few moments.”
      “Attention must be paid to Dr. Ron Paul, the 110-proof libertarian in the Republican race.”
payed
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of pay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, paid, covered, cleared, met, honored, paid off, beared the cost of, came through with, handed over, honoured, kicked in, put up, settled, took care of, remunerated, discharged, squared, liquidated, footed, satisfied, defrayed, balanced, paid in full, made good on, made payment, footed the bill, come through with, beared the expense, taken care of, beared the cost, recompensed, repaid, quit, paid up, ponied up, sprung for, anted up, compensated, paid back, reimbursed, stood, quitted, indemnified, made good, sprang for, recouped, requited, amortized, amortised … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She was then breamed, scraped, caulked, payed, sheathed and coppered in record time.”
      “Miners, loggers, millworkers, etc, will always be payed much, much, much, much, much more than any tourism job, period.”
      “Some green-haired kid at school payed me a cool 500 smackers to stand guard here, and I'm gonna do just that!”
payed
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of pay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, paid, covered, cleared, met, honored, paid off, beared the cost of, came through with, handed over, honoured, kicked in, put up, settled, took care of, remunerated, discharged, squared, liquidated, footed, satisfied, defrayed, balanced, paid in full, made good on, made payment, footed the bill, come through with, beared the expense, taken care of, beared the cost, recompensed, repaid, quit, paid up, ponied up, sprung for, anted up, compensated, paid back, reimbursed, stood, quitted, indemnified, made good, sprang for, recouped, requited, amortized, amortised … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She was then breamed, scraped, caulked, payed, sheathed and coppered in record time.”
      “Miners, loggers, millworkers, etc, will always be payed much, much, much, much, much more than any tourism job, period.”
      “Some green-haired kid at school payed me a cool 500 smackers to stand guard here, and I'm gonna do just that!”
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