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II . pay <paid, paid> [peɪ] VB trans

I . pay off VB trans

pay desk N

pay negotiations [ˈpeɪnɪgəʊʃɪˌeɪʃnz, Am -goʊ-] N

pay-off [ˈpeɪɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N

2. pay-off inf (positive result):

3. pay-off (sum payment):

pay office N

pay packet N

pay packet → pay envelope

See also pay envelope

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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And in a small (in land mass not population) country of 16 million people, it pays to be neighbourly.
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In fact, these survey results show that nothing could be further from the truth, and that it pays to adopt a no-smoking bylaw.
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Prepayment of the loan when the borrower pays the loan back before it reaches term may incur penalties, depending on the program.
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For photo-friendly coverage, remember this: concealer belongs over, never under, foundation and it pays to build the coverage slowly.
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The buyer arranges for customs clearance and pays for transportation from the frontier to his factory.
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For example, people are willing to pay an average of $26 for a $50 gift certificate, but only $16 for a lottery that pays either a $50 or $100 gift certificate, with equal probability.
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What is more, hypocrisy will come to be not merely a peccadillo or the price a country pays for a "realist" foreign policy.
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The lessor pays the lending institution back by way of the lease payments received from the lessee.
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In the event that you do get sick, it pays to have travel insurance.
startsatsixty.com.au
It pays them to keep going, even as a loss-making operation.
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