Phrase Hound found 68 phrases and 16 compound words that contain pays. The most common are listed below. Open pays in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 68
- pays offthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay off: A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
- Pays de la LoireAn administrative region of France, near Brittany.
- pays for itselfthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay for itself: To produce or result in revenue which will cover its costs.
- pays the billsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay the bills: Of a job or profession, to provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.
- pays the penaltythird-person singular simple present indicative of pay the penalty: To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.
- pays the pricethird-person singular simple present indicative of pay the price: To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.
- pays the rentthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay the rent: Of a job or profession, to provide enough income for someone to afford a place to live.
- pays to playthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay to play: Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
- pays a visitthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay a visit: To visit.
- pays the freightthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay the freight: To pay for the cost of transport.
- vin du paysA local or country wine.
- pays d'étatAny of several provinces of pre-Revolutionary France which retained their own local assemblies.
- it pays to advertiseGood qualities do not get rewarded automatically.
- Les Pays-d'en-HautA regional county municipality of Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.
- back paysplural of back pay: A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.
- dead-paysplural of dead-pay: Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the payroll.
- hand paysplural of hand pay: The situation when a slot attendant or cage gives the player a cash payout, rather than the actual slot machine paying out from the printer with ticket voucher or coin hopper.
- pays attentionthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay attention: To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
- pays backthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay back: To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.
- pays downthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay down: To partially repay (a loan or, metonymically, the thing financed by it).
- pays forwardthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay forward: Having been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
- pays homethird-person singular simple present indicative of pay home: To strike to the quick; to retaliate.
- pays outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay out: To distribute money; to disburse.
- pays respectthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay respect: To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).
- pays towardsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay towards: To subsidize; to contribute to paying part of the cost of (something); to contribute to (something).
Compound words 16
- paysitesplural of paysite: A website that charges money for admission, especially a pornographic one.
- paysageA landscape.
- paysagesplural of paysage: A landscape.
- payslipsplural of payslip: A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of income earned and tax and insurance paid.
- prepaysthird-person singular simple present indicative of prepay: To pay in advance, or beforehand
- backpaysplural of backpay: A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.
- mispaysthird-person singular simple present indicative of mispay: To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.
- outpaysthird-person singular simple present indicative of outpay: To pay more than (someone).
- overpaysthird-person singular simple present indicative of overpay: To pay too much.
- Paysonsplural of Payson: A surname.