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A lot of girls annoy me who go to university - one girl told me she was going to Oxford because it was something to do between leaving school and getting married. And I've got to pay for that being an income tax payer.
Jeffrey Bernard

Meaning of "pay for" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAY FOR

pay for play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAY FOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pay for is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PAY FOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pay for in the English dictionary

The definition of pay for in the dictionary is to make payment for. Other definition of pay for is to suffer or be punished, as for a mistake, wrong decision, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAY FOR

pay cheque
pay claim
pay cut
pay deal
pay desk
pay dirt
pay dispute
pay down
pay envelope
pay in
pay increase
pay off
pay offer
pay one´s way
pay out
pay packet
pay raise
pay rise
pay scale

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAY FOR

account for
as for
ask for
be all for
be in the market for
but for
do duty for
except for
go for
go in for
have eyes for
have feelings for
have no time for
have no use for
in for
in line for
make a play for
so much for
stand up for
up for

Synonyms and antonyms of pay for in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pay for» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAY FOR

Find out the translation of pay for to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pay for from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pay for» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支付
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pagar por
570 millions of speakers

English

pay for
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के लिए भुगतान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دفع ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

платить за
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pagar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তার জন্য টাকা দিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

payer pour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bayar untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bezahlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代金を支払う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

mbayar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trả tiền cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணம் செலுத்துங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साठी द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ödemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pagare per
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapłacić za
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

платити за
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plăti pentru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληρώνουν για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betaal vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betalar för
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betale for
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pay for

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAY FOR»

The term «pay for» is very widely used and occupies the 7.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAY FOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pay for

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAY FOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pay for.
1
James Agate
Shaw's plays are the price we pay for Shaw's prefaces.
2
Aaron Allston
Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
3
Susan B. Anthony
I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.
4
Ali Babacan
When Turkey buys Iranian oil, we pay for it in Turkish lira... However, it is not possible for Iran to take that money as dollars into its own country due to international restrictions, the U.S.A.'s sanctions. Therefore, when Iran cannot take this money back as currency, they withdraw Turkish lira and buy gold from our market.
5
Pat Benatar
You shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh.
6
Jeffrey Bernard
A lot of girls annoy me who go to university - one girl told me she was going to Oxford because it was something to do between leaving school and getting married. And I've got to pay for that being an income tax payer.
7
Jacqueline Bisset
I wanted to go to acting school, and I did a few modeling jobs to pay for acting school. I never aspired to be a model. I met lots of photographers, and I learned a lot about light - as a source of love and illumination, light as a gift of love. On film, that's a massive contribution.
8
Sherwood Boehlert
The way things are going, we are not too far from the day when it will take an hour's labor just to pay for the gasoline to get to the job.
9
Eric Braeden
If it's really so wonderful that both partners have to work to make a living to pay for their house, for health insurance, someone is obviously going to get the short end of the stick.
10
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for the creation of Israel?'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAY FOR»

Discover the use of pay for in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pay for and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pay for Play: A History of Big-time College Athletic Reform
This book traces attempts at college athletics reform from 1855 through the early twenty-first century while analyzing the different roles played by students, faculty, conferences, university presidents, the NCAA, legislatures, and the ...
Ronald Austin Smith, 2011
2
Pay for Performance:: Evaluating Performance Appraisal and ...
Pay for Performance is the best resource to date on the issues of whether these concepts work and how they can be applied most effectively in the workplace.
Committee on Performance Appraisal for Merit Pay, Anne S. Mavor, Renae F. Broderick, 1991
3
Making Failure Pay: For-Profit Tutoring, High-Stakes ...
As Jill P. Koyama explains in this revelatory book, NCLB—a federally legislated, state-regulated, district-administered, and school-applied policy—explicitly legitimizes giving private organizations significant roles in public education ...
Jill P. Koyama, 2010
4
You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: The Economics of ...
In You Don't Always Get What You Pay For, Elliott D. Sclar offers a balanced look at the pitfalls and promises of public sector privatization in the United States.
Elliott D. Sclar, 2001
5
Pay for Results: Aligning Executive Compensation with ...
In addition, it uncovers myths in performance measurement strategy and design. Timely and thorough, this book expertly shows businesses how to drive their specific needs and strategy.
Mercer, LLC, 2009
6
Pay for Results: A Practical Guide to Effective Employee ...
Discusses the advantages of incentive-based pay plans, and covers base pay, incentive plan design, non-cash rewards, recognition, and management incentive plans
Karen Jorgensen, 1996
7
Measuring Willingness to Pay for Electricity
The measurement of willingness to pay for electricity relies critically on a reliable estimate of the demand for electricity function.
Peter Choynowski, 2008
8
8 Steps to Help Black Families Pay for College: A Crash ...
A handbook for African-American students and their parents explores the costs of a college education, a variety of financial aid opportunities, and the application process for the different types of financial aid.
Thomas Alexis LaVeist, Will LaVeist, 2003
9
Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement: A Guide ...
"Examines the cost of college within the context of a family financial plan; financial aid; academic, athletic and need-based scholarships; tax sheltered savings plans such as 529s; potential help from grandparents; and the use of business ...
Tim Higgins, 2008
10
Pay for Your Pleasures: Cultural Critique in the Work of ...
Examining this work through the lenses of popular culture, sociology, gender studies, cultural anthropology and psychology, this study distinguishes their tactics from those of their predecessors and contemporaries, while contextualizing ...
Cary S. Levine, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAY FOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pay for is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Government to pay for guard forced to move after Ravenhall riot
The Victorian government is expected to pay for the relocation costs of a prison guard at the Metropolitan Remand Centre and his family, after ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
KGHM Ajax willing to help pay for city's review of its mining application
1) That the city ask KGHM Ajax for an agreed-upon amount of money to help pay for the review of the application, with the remainder of the ... «Kamloops This Week, Jul 15»
3
Experts on Perry lawyers: You get what you pay for
“When the stakes are high, you pay for the talent.” There were gulps when reports showed Perry has dipped into his state political kitty for more ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
4
CEO pay for senior services
CEO pay for senior services. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 0 comments. Reprints & Permissions ». Gail Kass, president and CEO of ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Banks keep £2bn to pay for PPI scandal
Investec banks analyst Ian Gordon predicts that Barclays will set aside an additional £150 million to pay for potential PPI claims, as well as ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Teachers struggle to pay for school supplies with their own money
She says her school hasn't given her money to pay for supplies and she's not sure they have the budget to reimburse her. She wants binders ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»
7
Vet with cancer selling baseball card collection to pay bills
... Google · LinkedIn · Pinterest · Email. Vet Brad Solomon is selling his baseball cards to pay for his cancer treatments. (Photo: Brad Solomon). «FOX31 Denver, Jul 15»
8
Salt Lake County Selects Two Nonprofit Organizations for New Pay
McAdams says these new projects are the latest initiatives, following the county's 2013-2014 Pay for Success pilot program that helped expand ... «Utah Policy, Jul 15»
9
Are you getting the broadband speeds you pay for? Find out with our …
Does your internet sometimes slow down to a halt when you need it most? Find out if you really are getting what you pay for with our interactive ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
10
Closer Look: Lawmaker pay, a firestorm for years, lit again
Pay for state representatives and senators has been Kryptonite for decades, as witnessed by a 1978 raise provoking such vitriol that voters ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

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