pay over — See divide and pay over; pay off … Ballentine's law dictionary
pay over the odds — (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay … Financial and business terms
pay over the odds for sth — pay over the odds (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay … Financial and business terms
pay over the odds — If you pay over the odds, you pay too much or you pay more for something than it is really worth. She s willing to pay over the odds for an original Kelly handbag to add to your collection … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pay over the odds — British & Australian to pay more for something than it is really worth. It s a nice enough car but I m sure she paid over the odds for it. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
over the odds — (informal) More than expected, normal, necessary, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * over the odds british informal phrase more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services … Useful english dictionary
divide and pay over rule — Substance of such rule is that when the only words of gift are found in direction to divide or pay at a future time, use of such words imports a condition of survival, but if postponement of payment is for purpose of letting in an intermediate… … Black's law dictionary
divide and pay over rule — Substance of such rule is that when the only words of gift are found in direction to divide or pay at a future time, use of such words imports a condition of survival, but if postponement of payment is for purpose of letting in an intermediate… … Black's law dictionary
divide and pay over rule — The rule that where the only words of gift in a testamentary disposition of property are found in the direction to divide or pay at a time subsequent to the death of the testator, time is to be taken as of the essence of the gift and the interest … Ballentine's law dictionary
pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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