n. 25B6; verb
I must pay him for his work : REWARD, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate.
you must pay a few more pounds : SPEND, expend, pay out, dish out, disburse; informal lay out, shell out, fork out, cough up; N. Amer. informal ante up, pony up.
he paid his debts : DISCHARGE, settle, pay off, clear, liquidate.
hard work will pay dividends : YIELD, return, produce.
he made the buses pay : BE PROFITABLE, make money, make a profit.
it may pay you to be early : BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO, benefit, be of advantage to, be beneficial to.
paying compliments : BESTOW, grant, give, offer.
he will pay for his mistakes : SUFFER (THE CONSEQUENCES), be punished, atone, pay the penalty/price.
25B6; noun equal pay for women : SALARY, wages, payment; earnings, remuneration, reimbursement, income, revenue; formal emolument(s).
25A0; pay someone back/out GET ONE'S REVENGE ON, be revenged on, avenge oneself on, get back at, get even with, settle accounts with, pay someone out, exact retribution on.
25A0; pay something back REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund.
25A0; pay for DEFRAY THE COST OF, settle up for, finance, fund; treat someone to; informal foot the bill for, shell out for, fork out for, cough up for; N. Amer. informal ante up for, pony up for.
25A0; pay someone off
Tim paid off the driver : PAY WHAT ONE OWES, discharge.
paying off the police : BRIBE, suborn, buy (off); informal grease someone's palm.
25A0; pay something off PAY (IN FULL), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate.
25A0; pay off (informal) MEET WITH SUCCESS, be successful, be effective, get results.
25A0; pay something out SPEND, expend, pay, dish out, put up, part with, hand over; informal shell out, fork out/up, lay out, cough up.
25A0; pay up MAKE PAYMENT, settle up, pay (in full); informal cough up.