- pay something out (to someone)
- pay something out† (to someone)to pay money to someone. •
The utility paid one hundred dollars out to everyone who had been overcharged.
•They paid out money to every customer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pay something out (to someone)
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fall out with someone — fall out with (someone) to argue. The head of the research lab fell out with his boss over pay for the people who worked there. I don t want to fall out with you over something so silly … New idioms dictionary
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman 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
pay — pay1 verb (past and past participle paid) 1》 give (someone) money due for work, goods, or a debt incurred. ↘give (a sum of money) thus owed. ↘(pay someone off) dismiss someone with a final payment. 2》 be profitable or advantageous.… … English new terms dictionary
pay out — verb expend, as from a fund (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑disburse • Derivationally related forms: ↑disbursement (for: ↑disburse), ↑disburser (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
out of your own pocket — If someone does something out of their own pocket, they pay all the expenses involved … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay */*/*/ — I UK [peɪ] / US verb Word forms pay : present tense I/you/we/they pay he/she/it pays present participle paying past tense paid UK [peɪd] / US past participle paid Get it right: pay: The verb pay is never followed by a direct object that refers to … English dictionary
pay*/*/*/ — [peɪ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [peɪd] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to give money in order to buy something Let me pay for dinner.[/ex] Will you be paying by cash, cheque, or credit card?[/ex] Can I pay in dollars?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pay — I. /peɪ / (say pay) verb (paid, paying) –verb (t) 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something. 2. to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation. 3. to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by… …
