Search results
- Dictionarypay/pā/
verb
- 1. give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred: "he paid the locals to pick his coffee beans" Similar
- 2. suffer a loss or other misfortune as a consequence of an action: "they paid for his impatience" Similar
noun
- 1. the money paid to someone for regular work: "those working on contract may receive higher rates of pay"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Mar 12, 2019 · Pay out would not be part of a purchace on installment; pay out is what a company does to distribute funds. Payment - the individual amounts paid toward the total owed. Payoff - the final payment, or the amount that if paid now would be the full amount owed. (Payoff can be one word as a noun in this jargon, but as a verb it is “pay off”.
1. Thank you for that first usage - with that, the derivation of this usage makes sense to me: "1150–1200; Middle English payen < Old French paier < Medieval Latin pācāre to satisfy, settle (a debt), Latin: to pacify (by force of arms)." If, as Shakespeare seems to indicate, the original sense of "pay a visit" was "discharge a social ...
Nov 1, 2011 · Usually you either pay attention [to someone/something] or give your attention [to someone]. So in your sentence "give" fits the first slot, and "pay" the second. Word order, first/second person, negation, and qualifiers like "much" are irrelevant. It's just whether the attention is possessed - in which case it's give my/your/our attention ...
May 10, 2017 · And she might either “pay attention” or “pay him no mind.” These citations from the OED illustrate how “pay” has been used in this way over the centuries. 1600: “Not paying mee a welcome” (from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream). 1667: “You deserve wonder, and they pay but praise” (from a poem by the Earl of Orrery).
Aug 1, 2016 · 2. Historically, they were utterly different. Tribute was material wealth paid to a conqueror or ruler by the conquered or subjects. Homage was the act of showing deference to a ruler or conqueror. In modern use, as others have said, there is not much difference between them. But my reaction to other answers' bald statement "They are synonyms ...
Mar 30, 2013 · Consider punctilious, meticulous, and persnickety. punctilious: strictly attentive to minute details. meticulous: taking or showing extreme care about minute details. persnickety: paying extremely close attention to details. Also, consider " astute observer." Share. Improve this answer. edited Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40.
Aug 12, 2010 · 10. Why the word "mind" can be used as a verb, synonym of "pay attention to"? It has the same etymology of the "mind" (centre of thought, feelings, brain) noun? When it is better to use "mind" in place of "pay attention to" (or similar phrases)? verbs. etymology. synonyms.
Aug 16, 2011 · Therefore the statement "You have until March 1st to pay your rent of $100 to avoid eviction." would translate roughly to "At this present time have you a debt of $100. You may make payment at present and to such point as the date of March 1st to avoid eviction." The latter being quite tedious to say or write, has evolved.
Apr 5, 2016 · Technically, purchase refers to both the payment and the acquisition of what was paid for. Purchase verb Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy - ODO. In common usage, however, purchase is sometimes used as a noun, for which the acquisition aspect of the transaction dominates. Consider this refund policy found via a web search (I am not ...
Mar 5, 2011 · 3. Hmmm - just based the general usage of the words in other contexts, I would say "pay rise" denotes some across the board increase that everyone got due to contract negotiations or gov't action. A "pay raise" would denote that Bill alone got the increase. Even so - it's a stretch and I would normally ask for clarification as the meaning is ...
