Trả (tiền lương...); nộp, thanh toán

to pay somebody

trả tiền ai

to pay a sum

trả một số tiền

to pay one's debt

trả nợ, thanh toán nợ

to pay taxes

nộp thuế

(nghĩa bóng) trả công, thưởng, đền đáp lại

Dành cho; đến (thăm...); ngỏ (lời khen...)

to pay a visit

đến thăm

to pay one's respects to someone

đến chào ai

to pay someone a compliment

ngỏ lời khen ngợi, ca tụng ai

to pay attention to something

chú ý tới điều gì

Cho (lãi...), mang (lợi...)

it pays six per cent

món đó cho sáu phần trăm lãi

Trả, thanh toán; đóng góp

( + for) (nghĩa bóng) phải trả giá đắt, phải chịu hậu quả

he shall pay for it

hắn sẽ phải trả giá đắt về việc đó

Có lợi; mang lợi, sinh lợi

this concern does not pay

công việc kinh doanh chẳng lợi lộc gì

Tiền lương

an increase in paya pay increase

sự tăng lương

in the pay of somebody

ăn lương của ai; do ai trả lương

trả, trả giá

thù lao lao động

lớp chứa dầu

nộp (tiền, thuế…)

tiền công

chi trả

đóng

nộp

thanh toán

tiền lương

tiền công

trả (tiền)

Recompense, compensate, remunerate, reward, indemnify;repay, refund, reimburse; pay off, pay out, pay up, satisfy,clear, remit, discharge, liquidate, settle, honour, meet: Doyou think that nurses are poorly paid? You have 30 days to paythis invoice. 2 reward, benefit, recompense, requite,compensate: Thurlew has been amply paid by having his nameengraved on the roll of honour. 3 extend, bestow, transmit, passon, give, deliver: Please pay my respects to your wife.

Benefit, profit, avail, (turn out to) be or prove profitable orworthwhile, yield a return, be advantageous, produce results,pay off: It no longer pays to complain about the service in theshops. Honesty pays. 5 pay back, repay, retaliate, settle(accounts) (with), even the score or a score, reciprocate,requite, take or get revenge on, avenge oneself for or on, treatin kind, hit or strike or get back (at), settle or pay off oreven a score or the score (with), exact one's pound of flesh(from), make (someone) pay (for), punish, chastise, castigate,Brit pay out, Colloq get even (with): If I catch him, I'll payhim for turning informer.

Suffer (the consequences), answer(for), make amends (for), atone (for), get one's (just) deserts,undergo punishment (for), be punished (for): If I catch him,I'll make him pay. Society requires that he pay for his crime. 7produce or make or generate or earn money, yield a return, payoff: His vending-machine business certainly pays well.

Payback. a recompense, compensate, remunerate, reward, indemnify;repay, pay off, refund, reimburse: I paid back every penny Iborrowed from the bank. I'll pay her back if it's the last thingI do. b See 5, above.

Pay for. See 6, above.

Pay off. aSee 4 and 7, and 8(a), above. b bribe, suborn, buy off, grease(someone's) palm, give (someone) a bribe or a rebate, Colloqgive (someone) a kickback, slip (someone) something: Did hereally pay off the judges to select his daughter as MissTyneside? 11 pay out. a distribute, deal out, give out,disperse, disburse: The managing director paid out bonuses tothe entire staff. b disburse, expend, spend, contribute, Colloqshell out, lay out, US and Canadian and Australian and NewZealand kick in with, Slang cough up, fork out or over or up:In the office, we are forever paying out for leaving presents.c release, loosen, let out, slack or slacken off (on): Pay outmore rope so that he can reach it. d See 5, above: We'll payhim out for everything he's done to you, never fear!

N.

Payment, compensation, recompense, settlement, return;remuneration, consideration, reward, money, wages, salary, fee,honorarium, remittance, stipend, income, takings, take-home(pay), gain, profit, Colloq US take: His sole pay for paintingthe kitchen was a big hug and a kiss. The work is tedious, butthe pay isn't bad.