- pay a person out
- pay someone compensation, pay someone a reimbursement
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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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
out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pay — pay1 [pā] vt. paid or [Obs.] (except in phrase PAY OUT, sense 2)Obs. payed, paying [ME paien, to pay, satisfy < OFr paier < L pacare, to pacify < pax,PEACE] 1. to give to (a person) what is due, as for goods received, services rendered,… … English World dictionary
Pay — Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pay cheque — UK US UK (US paycheck) noun [C] (UK also pay packet, US also payroll check) FINANCE ► HR a cheque that you are given by your employer as your pay: »She hopes that when she receives her first pay cheque she will be able to repay the money she… … Financial and business terms
out-of-pocket expenses — {n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * /Luckily, my out of pocket expenses didn t amount to more than $15./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out-of-pocket expenses — {n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * /Luckily, my out of pocket expenses didn t amount to more than $15./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out-of-pocket expenses — out of pocket ex penses noun plural money that you use to pay for things that you need, but which you can get back from the person or organization responsible for paying … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
