Definition of pay

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Pay (v. i.) To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt..

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Forestage :: Forestage (n.) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.
Payable :: Payable (a.) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
Honorary :: Honorary (a.) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement..
Irredeemable :: Irredeemable (a.) Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder..
Prebend :: Prebend (n.) A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See Note under Benefice..
Extra :: Extra (a.) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay..
Declare :: Declare (v. t.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc..
Mercenary :: Mercenary (a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
Redeemable :: Redeemable (a.) Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeemable..
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor..
Duty :: Duty (n.) That which is due; payment.
Greet :: Greet (v. t.) To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token..
Repudiate :: Repudiate (v. t.) To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts..
Repayment :: Repayment (n.) The act of repaying; reimbursement.
Draught :: Draught (n.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
Redisburse :: Redisburse (v. t.) To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back..
Hypothec :: Hypothec (n.) A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent..
Paymaster :: Paymaster (n.) One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same..
Arrear :: Arrear (n.) That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes..
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