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  • 1pay — pay1 /pay/, v., paid or (Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c) payed; paying; n., adj. v.t. 1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 2. to give over (a certain amount of… …

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  • 2pay — I. /peɪ / (say pay) verb (paid, paying) –verb (t) 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something. 2. to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation. 3. to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by… …

  • 3pay — 1. verb 1) I want to pay him for his work Syn: reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate 2) Tom must pay a few more dollars Syn: spend, expend, pay out, dish out, disburse; informal lay out …

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  • 4pay one's compliments — I send or express formal greetings II see compliment …

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  • 5with someone's compliments — with someone’s compliments with the compliments of someone phrase used for showing that you do not have to pay for something Please accept this wine with the compliments of the management. Thesaurus: not costing anythingsynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 6with someone's compliments — or with the compliments of someone used for showing that you do not have to pay for something Please accept this wine with the compliments of the management …

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  • 7with the compliments of someone — with someone s compliments or with the compliments of someone used for showing that you do not have to pay for something Please accept this wine with the compliments of the management …

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  • 9compliment — complimentable, adj. complimenter, n. complimentingly, adv. n. /kom pleuh meuhnt/; v. /kom pleuh ment /, n. 1. an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration: A sincere compliment boosts one s morale. 2. a formal act or expression of… …

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  • 10compliment — com•pli•ment n. [[t]ˈkɒm plə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration 2) a formal act or gesture of civility, respect, or regard: The mayor paid her the compliment of a police escort[/ex] 3)… …

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