pay
/peɪ/verb
उच्चारण पे
भुगतान करना; भुगतना; लाभदायक होना
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as phrasal verb
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[T, I]
to give somebody money for work, goods, services; to suffer or be punished for something you have done; to be worth doing; to give attention, a visit or a compliment
भुगतान करना; भुगतना; लाभदायक होना
- pay the bill
- He paid for his mistake.
- pay attention
+ 5 more examples
- I paid for the tickets online.
- The company pays its staff on the first of each month.
- You will pay for this mistake later.
- It pays to start your revision early.
- Please pay attention to the board.
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[U]
the money that somebody gets for regular work
वेतन
- a pay rise
- The union demanded better pay for night-shift workers.
- The job offers good pay and long holidays.
+ 3 more examples
- Nurses went on strike demanding higher pay.
- Workers receive full pay during their leave.
- His monthly pay is not enough to meet his needs.
Synonyms salary wages earnings income remuneration
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pay + person / pay + amount for something
Pay can take the person paid or the money, with for to name what is bought. The past form is paid.
'Pay' के बाद जिसे भुगतान किया जाए वह व्यक्ति या रकम आती है, और क्या खरीदा गया यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है। Past रूप 'paid' है।
- I paid the driver two hundred rupees.
- She paid fifty rupees for the notebook.
pay for something
Pay for something means to give money to buy it, or to suffer for a mistake.
'Pay for something' का अर्थ उसे खरीदने के लिए पैसे देना, या गलती का फल भुगतना है।
- He paid for the tickets online.
- You will pay for this carelessness.
pay attention / a visit / a compliment
Pay is also used with attention, a visit, respect and compliments. Use to for the person or thing.
'Pay' के साथ attention, visit, respect और compliments भी आते हैं। व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए 'to' आता है।
- Please pay attention to the teacher.
- We paid a visit to our grandparents.
pay (noun, uncountable) = wages
As a noun, pay means the money earned from regular work. It is uncountable.
Noun के रूप में 'pay' नियमित काम से मिलने वाला धन है। यह uncountable है।
- The pay is good, but the hours are long.
- He gets a rise in pay every year.
+Collocations 4
pay + noun
attentiontaxfeesrenta visitrespect
- Students must pay the exam fees before the last date.
adverb + pay
promptlyin cashonlinein advancedearly
- He paid dearly for his mistake.
adjective + pay
goodequallowbasicovertime
- The company offers good pay and a bonus.
phrasal verbs with pay
pay backpay offpay uppay inpay for
- She paid back the loan in two years.
“More examples 5
- Radhika paid her college fees online.
राधिका ने अपनी कॉलेज की फ़ीस ऑनलाइन भरी।
- Hard work will pay off in the end.
कड़ी मेहनत का फल अंत में मिलता है।
- The workers want equal pay for equal work.
मज़दूर समान काम के लिए समान वेतन चाहते हैं।
- We paid our respects at the memorial.
हमने स्मारक पर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की।
- He paid the shopkeeper by UPI.
उसने दुकानदार को UPI से भुगतान किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I payed the bill yesterday.
✓ I paid the bill yesterday.
The past form of pay is paid, not payed.
'Pay' का past रूप 'paid' है, 'payed' नहीं।
✗ Please pay attention on the lesson.
✓ Please pay attention to the lesson.
Pay attention takes the preposition to.
'Pay attention' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
✗ She paid for 500 rupees for the book.
✓ She paid 500 rupees for the book.
Before an amount, pay takes no preposition.
रकम से पहले 'pay' के साथ preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Pay, spend and purchase all concern money, but they differ in use.
Pay, spend और purchase तीनों धन से जुड़े हैं, पर प्रयोग अलग है।
To give money in exchange for goods, services or a debt.
वस्तुओं, सेवाओं या कर्ज़ के बदले धन देना।
- I paid the fees.
To use money, time or energy; the money goes out.
धन, समय या ऊर्जा लगाना; पैसा खर्च होता है।
- She spent a lot on books.
¶Idioms 3
pay dividends
to produce great advantages or profits
(आगे चलकर) बड़ा लाभ देना
- Regular revision will pay dividends in the exam.
- Her years of hard work are paying dividends.
pay your way
to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money
अपना ख़र्च ख़ुद उठाना
- She paid her way through college by giving tuition.
- He insists on paying his way.
pay your respects (to sb)
to visit sb or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them (formal)
(किसी को) सम्मान व्यक्त करने जाना या संदेश भेजना
- Thousands came to pay their last respects to the leader.
- We went to pay our respects to the new principal.
→Phrasal verbs 6
pay sb/sth back
to return money that you borrowed
(उधार लिया पैसा) लौटाना
- I'll pay you back next week.
pay sth off
to finish paying money that you owe
(क़र्ज़) पूरी तरह चुका देना
- They paid off their home loan in ten years.
pay for sth
to suffer or be punished for something you have done
(किसी काम का) ख़मियाज़ा भुगतना
- He'll pay for his carelessness one day.
pay up
(informal) to pay all the money that you owe, especially unwillingly
(अनिच्छा से) बकाया चुकाना
- The company finally paid up after a long dispute.
pay sth in / pay sth into sth
(British English) to put money into a bank account
(बैंक खाते में) पैसा जमा करना
- I paid the cheque into my account.
pay out (sth)
to pay a large sum of money for something
(बड़ी रक़म) अदा करना
- The insurance company paid out ₹5 lakh after the fire.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the payment words: salary (monthly, for professionals), wage (daily or weekly, for manual work), fee (for a professional service), remuneration (formal), honorarium (a payment for a voluntary service), stipend (a fixed allowance).
भुगतान के शब्द याद रखिए: salary (पेशेवरों का मासिक वेतन), wage (शारीरिक काम की दैनिक या साप्ताहिक मज़दूरी), fee (पेशेवर सेवा का शुल्क), remuneration (औपचारिक, पारिश्रमिक), honorarium (स्वैच्छिक सेवा का मानदेय), stipend (नियत भत्ता, वजीफ़ा)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: pay, paid, paid (not 'payed').
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: pay, paid, paid ('payed' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pay through the nose (pay too much), pay the price (suffer the results), pay lip service (support only in words), pay off (be successful: 'Hard work pays off'), pay back (return money; take revenge), pay a visit, pay tribute (praise somebody publicly), it pays to be honest (it is worth it).
Idioms: pay through the nose (बहुत अधिक पैसे देना), pay the price (परिणाम भुगतना), pay lip service (केवल शब्दों में समर्थन), pay off (सफल होना: 'Hard work pays off', मेहनत रंग लाती है), pay back (पैसा लौटाना; बदला लेना), pay a visit, pay tribute (सार्वजनिक रूप से प्रशंसा, श्रद्धांजलि देना), it pays to be honest (ईमानदारी लाभदायक है)।