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1 make a fuss of
(to pay a lot of attention to: He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren.) üzerinde titremek -
2 fine
adj. güzel, hoş, ince, narin, hassas, nefis, mükemmel, saf, iyi, uygun————————adv. güzel, hoş, iyi, incecik, ucu ucuna————————n. ceza, para cezası————————v. berraklaştırmak, arıtmak, açılmak, berraklaşmak, para cezası vermek* * *1. ince 2. iyi* * *I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) güzel, mükemmel2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) güzel, açık ve güneşli3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) iyi, sağlıklı4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) çok ince5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) zarif, ince6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) ince/ufak taneli7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) ince, hassas8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) iyi, güzel2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) çok iyi, uygun3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) çok iyi, bravo- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) para cezası2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) para cezasına çarptırmak -
3 bankrupt
adj. iflas etmiş, batmış, mahvolmuş————————n. iflas etmiş kimse, yoksun kimse————————v. iflas ettirmek, batırmak, mahvetmek, çökertmek* * *1. batmış 2. iflas et (v.) 3. iflas (n.)* * *1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) iflâs etmiş, batmış2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) iflâs etmiş kişi, batkın3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) iflâs ettirmek, batırmak -
4 keep back
gizlemek, tutmak, biriktirmek, saklamak, söylememek, geciktirmek, önlemek, barındırmak, geride kalmak, arka plânda kalmak* * *sakla* * *1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) geri durmak, yaklaşmamak2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) gizlemek, söylememek3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) ödememek, alıkoymak -
5 square
adj. kare şeklinde, dört köşeli, dördül, dik, dörtlü, düzgün, doğru, dürüst, tam, kesin, açık, katı, uygun, bağdaşan, kare————————n. kare, dörtgen, kare şeklinde şey, satranç tahtası, meydan, gönye, standart kural, sütun kaidesi, eski kafalı kimse————————v. beraberliği sağlamak [spor.], kare yapmak, kare kare yapmak, karelere bölmek, karesini almak, yerleştirmek, düzeltmek, dik tutmak, ayarlamak, halletmek, ödemek, para yedirmek, uydurmak, uymak, bağdaşmak* * *1. karesini al (v.) 2. kare (n.)* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kare2) (something in the shape of this.) kare şeklinde bir şey3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) meydan4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kare2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kare şeklinde2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) eşit, ödenmiş, fit3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.)... kare4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) muhafazakâr, tutucu3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) 90 derece2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) tam ortasına, dosdoğru4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) köşeli yapmak, kare yapmak2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) ödeşmek3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) uyuşmak, uy(dur)mak4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) karesini almak•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre, metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
6 tax
n. vergi, haraç, harç, resim, vergilendirme, yük, külfet————————v. vergilendirmek, vergi koymak, yük olmak, yormak, suçlamak, mahkeme masrafını belirlemek* * *1. vergilendir (v.) 2. vergi (n.)* * *[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) vergi2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) yük, stres2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) vergi al(ın)mak, vergiye tâbi tut(ul)mak2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) zorlamak, tüketmek•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with -
7 cut
adj. kesik, kesilmiş, indirilmiş, indirimli————————n. kesme, kesim, kesik; parça kumaş, parça, yarık, dilim, pay; darbe, vuruş; usul; kupür; tip; indirim; kesinti; yara, tutam; klişe [dakt.]————————v. kesmek, makasla kesmek, biçmek, budamak; kırpmak; incitmek, oymak; indirmek; açmak, yol açmak; hadım etmek; sulandırmak, seyreltmek; görmemezlikten gelmek; kırmak, devam etmemek; diş çıkarmak, dişi çıkmak; ortadan kaybolmak; kesişmek, yontmak,* * *1. kes 2. kes (v.) 3. kesik (n.)* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) kesmek2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) kesmek3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) kesmek4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) kesmek5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kesmek, azaltmak6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) kesmek, atmak, çıkarmak7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) kesmek, yaralamak8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) kesmek9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') durdurmak, kesmek10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) kestirmeden gitmek11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) kesmek12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) asmak, kırmak13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) tanımamak, görmemezlikten gelmek2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) kesik, kesinti2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kesim, kup3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) dilim, parça•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) iğneli,incitici- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) acımasız, insafsız- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
8 fuss
n. telaş, yaygara, velvele, karışıklık, ıvır zıvır bolluğu————————v. gereksiz yere telâşlanmak, yaygara koparmak, ince eleyip sık dokumak, titizlenmek, özen göstermek, üzerine titremek, telaşlandırmak* * *1. telaşlan (v.) 2. telaş (n.)* * *1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) gereksiz telaş, velvele2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) titizlenmek, kaygılanmak- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss of -
9 nose
n. burun, koku alma yeteneği, emzik [mot.], meme [mot.], uçak burnu————————v. koklamak, koku almak, koklayarak bulmak, burnunu sürmek, genizden çıkarmak (ses), dikkatle ve yavaşça sürmek (araba)* * *1. burun 2. yavaş ilerle (v.) 3. burun (n.)* * *[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) burun2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) koku alma duyusu3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) burun, ön kısım2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) dikkatle ilerlemek2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) ara(ştır)mak•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pike yapmak- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose -
10 stand
n. duruş, durum, hal, yer, dayanma, direnme, katlanma, durak, işyeri, tezgâh, kürsü, tribün, sehpa, ayaklık, ayak, ayaklı askılık, ormanda yetişen ağaç, ekim alanı————————v. dikilmek, ayakta durmak, ayağa kalkmak, kalmak, durmak, bulunmak, dayanmak, katlanmak, direnmek, göğüs germek, karşı koymak, devam etmek, sineye çekmek, üstlenmek, desteklemek, ısmarlamak, ihtiyaç duymak, kanıtlamak, çekilmek* * *1. dur (v.) 2. tutum (n.)* * *[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ayakta durmak2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) (ayağa) kalkmak3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) hareketsiz durmak4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) geçerli/yürürlükte olmak5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) (belli bir yerde) olmak/bulunmak6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) (belli bir durumda) olmak7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) aday olmak8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) dikmek, koymak9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) tahammül etmek, uğramak, çekmek10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) ısmarlamak, ikram etmek2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) duruş2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)... sehpası, ayak, taban, kaide3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stand, tezgâh4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribün5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) tanık yeri•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) süre,...-lik2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) rütbe, saygınlık•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) yedekteki yolcu5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) yedek- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
11 take
n. tutma, tutuş, tutulan balık miktarı, avalanan hayvan miktarı, alıntı, hasat, pay, tepki, reaksiyon, kabul etme (vücut), alınan taş————————v. almak, götürmek, tahammül etmek, tutmak, icap etmek, ele geçirmek, elde etmek, yakalamak, çıkarmak, karşılamak, atlatmak, etmek, hissetmek, yanmak, kazanmak, yapmak, ölçmek, kabul etmek, sanmak, çekmek [fot.], katlanmak, dayanmak, kaplamak, gerektirmek, tedavi etmek, etkili olmak, kabul edilmek, oltaya vurmak, tutuşmak* * *1. al (v.) 2. alıntı (n.)* * *[teik] 1. past tense - took; verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) almak, tutmak2) ((often with away, in, off, out etc) to carry, conduct or lead to another place: I took the books (back) to the library; He's taking me with him; Take her into my office; The police took him away; I took the dog out for a walk; He took her out for dinner.) götürmek3) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) (bir eylem) yapmak4) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) almak, tutmak, v.s.5) ((sometimes with back) to agree to have; to accept; He took my advice; They refused to take responsibility; I won't take that (insult) from you!; I'm afraid we can't take back goods bought in a sale.) almak, katlanmak, kabul etmek6) (to need or require: How long does it take you to go home?; It takes time to do a difficult job like this.) gerektirmek, almak, çekmek7) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) binmek, binip... ile gitmek8) (to have enough space for: The car takes five people.) almak, yeri olmak9) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) çekmek; ölçmek10) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) çalmak, aşırmak11) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) düşünmek, ele almak12) (to capture or win: He took the first prize.) kazanmak13) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) çıkarmak14) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) sanmak, zannetmek15) (to eat or drink: Take these pills.) yemek, içmek16) (to conduct, lead or run; to be in charge or control of: Will you take the class/lecture/meeting this evening?) ders vermek, öğretmek, idare etmek17) (to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way: He took the news calmly.) karşılamak18) (to feel: He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work.) hissetmek, duymak19) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) gitmek, takip etmek2. noun1) (the amount of money taken in a shop etc; takings: What was the take today?) hasılat, kazanç2) (the filming of a single scene in a cinema film: After five takes, the director was satisfied.) çekim, sahne•- taker- takings
- take-away
- be taken up with
- be taken with/by
- take after
- take back
- take down
- take an examination/test
- take someone for
- take for
- take in
- take it from me that
- take it from me
- take it into one's head to
- take it into one's head
- take off
- take on
- take it out on
- take over
- take to
- take up
- take something upon oneself
- take upon oneself
- take something up with someone
- take up with someone
- take something up with
- take up with -
12 backdate
öne al* * *1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) ön günlemek, daha önceki bir tarihi atmak2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) geçmişi kapsamak, geriye dönük olmak -
13 call
n. ses, çağırma, seslenme, çağrı, ötüş; ihtiyaç; ziyaret etme, davet, ziyaret, telefonda konuşma————————v. çağırmak, bağırmak, seslenmek, aramak (telefon); telefon etmek, telefonda konuşmak; davet etmek, çağrıda bulunmak; dava açmak; adlandırmak, lakap takmak; demek, söylemek, farzetmek, ziyaret etmek, uyandırmak* * *1. ara (v.) 2. çağır (v.) 3. çağrı (n.)* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) ad vermek, çağırmak2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) saymak, demek3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) seslenmek, bağırmak4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) çağırmak5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) uğramak6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefon etmek7) ((in card games) to bid.) eşit pay sürmek; kart istemek; kartlarını göstermesini istemek2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) bağırma, haykırma, haykırış2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ötüş, ötme3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) uğrama4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefon etme5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) çekicilik, cazibe6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) talep, istek, rağbet7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) gereksinme, ihtiyaç•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
14 concern
n. ilgi, alâka, şirket, umur, kuruluş, irtibat, bağlantı, pay, endişe, tasa, iş, merak, şey————————v. ilgilendirmek, kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek; etkilemek; ait olmak, ilişkisi olmak, karışmak* * *1. ilgilen (v.) 2. ilgi (n.)* * *[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) ilgilendirmek, ilgili olmak2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) ilgilenmek2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) mesele, sorun, iş2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) endişe, kaygı3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) şirket, kuruluş, firma• -
15 get, keep on the right side of
(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) gözüne girmek -
16 mind
n. akıl, us, zihin, bellek, hafıza, şuur, fikir, düşünce, istek————————v. aldırmak, aldırış etmek, önemsemek, dikkat etmek, dikkatli olmak, endişelenmek, kulak vermek, itaat etmek, kafaya takmak, karşı çıkmak* * *1. önem ver (v.) 2. zihin (n.)* * *1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) beyin, akıl2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) bakmak2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) aldırmak3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) dikkat etmek4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) sözünü dinlemek3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) Dikkat et!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
17 strike
n. grev, çalma, vurma, vuruş, vurgun, petrol bulma, maden bulma, beklenmedik başarı, hava saldırısı, nükleer saldırı————————v. basmak (çalgı, para), hesap bakiyesini tespit etmek, vurmak, çarpmak, isabet etmek, indirmek, çakmak, işlemek, gözüne ilişmek, yeretmek, etki bırakmak, izlenim bırakmak, gibi gelmek, bulmak, çalmak (saat), gelip çatmak, kök salmak, yolunu tutmak, grev yapmak, çıkarmak, takınmak, sokmak (yılan)* * *1. çarp 2. çarp (v.) 3. vuruş (n.)* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) vurmak, çarpmak2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) saldırmak, hücum etmek3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) yakmak, çakmak4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) grev yapmak5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) keşfetmek, bulmak6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) çalmak, (saat) vurmak7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) etkilemek, etki bırakmak8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) basmak9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.)...-e doğru gitmek10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) indirmek, çadır bozmak2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grev2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) buluş•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come, be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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pay — [n] earnings from employment allowance, bacon*, bread*, commission, compensation, consideration, defrayment, emoluments, fee, hire*, honorarium, income, indemnity, meed, payment, perquisite, pittance, proceeds, profit, reckoning, recompensation,… … New thesaurus
pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay … Financial and business terms
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pay */*/*/ — I UK [peɪ] / US verb Word forms pay : present tense I/you/we/they pay he/she/it pays present participle paying past tense paid UK [peɪd] / US past participle paid Get it right: pay: The verb pay is never followed by a direct object that refers to … English dictionary
pay — I. /peɪ / (say pay) verb (paid, paying) –verb (t) 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something. 2. to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation. 3. to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by… …
pay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hourly, monthly, weekly ▪ full, half (both esp. BrE) ▪ He has taken leave on half pay. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pay up — verb cancel or discharge a debt pay up, please! • Syn: ↑ante up, ↑pay • Ant: ↑default • Derivationally related forms: ↑pay (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pay for — {v.} To have trouble because of (something you did wrong or did not do); be punished or suffer because of. * /When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working in school./ * /Mary… … Dictionary of American idioms
pay for — {v.} To have trouble because of (something you did wrong or did not do); be punished or suffer because of. * /When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working in school./ * /Mary… … Dictionary of American idioms
