Work and business / A2

PAY/peɪ/

You pay when money leaves your pocket for goods or work. Pay for a ticket, pay a bill, pay someone £20. Cost is what the seller asks; pay is what you do. Past: paid (not “payed”). Pay attention is an idiom — nothing to do with money.

Meaning

To give money for something.

Examples

• “How much did you pay for the book?”
• “Can I pay by card?”
• “They pay their rent on the first of the month.”

Good to know

pay for + thing. pay + person. Past: paid. Idiom: pay attention.

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