to pay someone

  • 91Pay it forward — The expression pay it forward is used to describe the concept of third party beneficiary in which a creditor who offers the debtor the option of paying the debt forward by lending it to a third person instead of paying it back to the original… …

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  • 92pay something back — REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund. → pay * * * repay a loan to someone the money should be paid back with interest | [with two objs.] they did pay me back the money * * * ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to… …

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  • 93pay tribute to — PRAISE, sing the praises of, speak highly of, commend, acclaim, take one s hat off to, applaud, salute, honour, show appreciation of, recognize, acknowledge, pay homage to, extol; formal laud. → tribute * * * pay tribute to phrase to praise… …

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  • 94pay out — verb expend, as from a fund (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑disburse • Derivationally related forms: ↑disbursement (for: ↑disburse), ↑disburser (for: ↑ …

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  • 95pay out — UK US pay out Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► [I] to pay a lot of money to someone: pay out on sth »A non traditional insurance policy may pay out on much smaller individual losses …

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  • 96pay for — verb have as a guest I invited them to a restaurant • Syn: ↑invite • See Also: ↑invite out (for: ↑invite) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 97Pay To Order — A check or draft that must be paid via endorsement and delivery. Pay to order instruments are negotiable checks or drafts that are generally written as pay to X or order. These instruments stand in contrast to pay to bearer instruments, which do… …

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  • 98pay attention — {v. phr.} To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. * / Pay attention, children! the teacher cried, Here is your homework for next week! / …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 99pay attention — {v. phr.} To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. * / Pay attention, children! the teacher cried, Here is your homework for next week! / …

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  • 100pay\ attention — v. phr. To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. Pay attention, children! the teacher cried, Here is your homework for next week! …

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