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pay

[pey] / peɪ /




VERB
be advantageous
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STRONGEST
WEAK
VERB
make amends
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C’mon, Tiger, it’s time to make Vegas PAY!

From Golf Digest • Jun. 12, 2018

“WE PAY our money and you see how it looks,” says Aggrey Batwala, leaning out of his minibus in Kampala’s muddy taxi park.

From Economist • Apr. 5, 2018

PAY NO ATTENTION: Fifth-seeded Kentucky is the favorite to win the South and advance to the Final Four, but don’t bother telling Nevada’s Musselman.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2018

The cab drivers PAY TAX in Britain, paying for the roads they drive on and their maintenance.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2017

My Grass-Fed Meal A WEEK’S PAY Before I left the farm Friday, I gathered together the makings for that evening’s dinner.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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