Phrase Hound found 181 phrases and 164 compound words that contain pay. The most common are listed below. Open pay in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 181
- pay-offA payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
- pay attentionTo attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
- ability to payAn individual's level of wealth or income, as a measure of the tax rate they can afford to pay.
- pay the priceTo incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.
- pay backTo pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.
- pay a visitTo visit.
- pay-to-playAccepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
- pay to stayAlternative form of pay-to-stay.
- severance payMoney paid as compensation to someone whose employment is ended, often in exchange of waiver.
- pay upTo pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
- pay to winDesigned in such a way as to allow players to exchange real-world currency for in-game benefits.
- pay outTo distribute money; to disburse.
- pay dayAlternative form of payday: The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
- pay TVA system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services
- pay-per-clickAn online advertising model in which the advertiser pays the publisher (typically a search engine or website owner) whenever the ad is clicked by a user.
- holiday payA yearly bonus of one's salary or social security with a payout that typically occurs shortly before summer.
- back payA withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.
- pay the billsOf a job or profession, to provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.
- pay gradeA level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
- pay and displayA system used for regulating parking, in which the customer purchases a ticket from a machine and displays it on the dashboard or window of the vehicle.
- equal payThe payment of the same amount of money to people who do the same work, irrespective of (especially) gender or race.
- Pay period
- pay the penaltyTo incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.
- pay-as-you-goA financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.
- pay dividendsTo bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.
Compound words 164
- paymentThe act of paying.
- paidsimple past and past participle of pay
- PayPalA worldwide online payment system.
- payrollA list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
- paydayThe day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
- payloadThat part of a cargo that produces revenue.
- repaySynonym of pay back in all senses.
- payphoneA public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
- paylessunpaid
- payscaleA system of pay grades.