- 2. Compensate, recompense, requite, remunerate, reward, make payment to, satisfy, discharge one’s
obligation to, indemnify.
- 3. Punish, take revenge upon, retort upon.
- 4. Give, render, offer.
- 5. (Naut.) Smear (with tar or pitch).
Pay, v. n.
- 1. Make compensation.
- 2. Be profitable, be remunerative, make a good return, be a good investment, give a good interest.
Pay, n. Compensation, recompense, remuneration, reward, requital, wages, hire, stipend, salary, allowance, emolument.
Payable, a.
- 1. Due.
- 2. That may be paid.
Pay-bill, n. Pay-roll.
Pay down. Pay on the spot, pay on delivery.
Pay for.
- 1. Give an equivalent for, bear the expense of, be mulcted on account of, defray the cost.
- 2. Atone for, make amends for.
Paying, a. Remunerative, profitable, gainful.
Payment, n.
- 1. Paying, discharge of a debt, settlement.
- 2. Recompense, requital, reward, remuneration, compensation, fee.
- 3. Chastisement, punishment.