pay

pay is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

past - pay - pence

Verb

Plain form
pay

Third-person singular
pays

Past tense
paid

Past participle
paid

Present participle
paying

(transitive & intransitive) If you pay, you give money for something.
- Synonym: recompense
- Antonym: earn
Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

Plural
none

(uncountable) Your pay is money you receive after doing something.
- Synonyms: payment, salary, wage and income
Go to the office to receive your pay.