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Synonyms for pay for


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pey
Phonetic Transcription : peɪ

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Définition of pay for

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to appease, pacify, satisfy," from Old French paier "to pay, pay up" (12c., Modern French payer), from Latin pacare "to please, pacify, satisfy" (in Medieval Latin especially "satisfy a creditor"), literally "make peaceful," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace). Meaning "to give what is due for goods or services" arose in Medieval Latin and was attested in English by early 13c.; sense of "please, pacify" died out in English by 1500. Sense of "suffer, endure" (a punishment, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Related: Paid; paying.
  • As in purchase : verb buy, obtain
  • As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
  • As in redress : verb change, rectify
  • As in shell out : verb give
  • As in support : verb take care of, provide for
  • As in take : verb buy; reserve
  • As in treat : verb pay the bill for someone else
  • As in answer for : verb be accountable for
  • As in buy : verb purchase
  • As in grubstake : verb finance
  • As in defray : verb pay
  • As in finance : verb offer loan money; set up in business
  • As in fund : verb provide money for

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