English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 163 of 931

pay gapnoun

The difference in salaries between one group and another.

pay gornnoun

Spoonerism of gay porn

pay heedverb

To give attention; to heed.

pay homage toverb

to show honor or respect to; to honor; to do, make or pay obeisance to

pay homeverb

To strike to the quick; to retaliate.

pay it forwardverb

Synonym of pay forward.

pay nature's debtverb

Synonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).

pay no mindverb

To ignore someone or something.

pay off old scoresverb

To settle old grudges by taking revenge.

pay officenoun

The office or department in charge of payments to troops, employees, etc.

pay one's addressesverb

Of a man, to make respectful approaches to a woman with a view to courting her romantically.

pay one's duesverb

To outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.

pay one's last respectsverb

To visit the place where the remains of a dead person has been prepared for burial or cremation, either as a private act of remembrance or as a public display to others.

pay one's own freightverb

Synonym of pay one's own way.

pay one's own wayverb

To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others.

pay one's respectsverb

To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.

pay one's wayverb

Of an individual or business, to earn enough to cover one's expenses.

pay outverb

To distribute money; to disburse.

pay oversverb

To pay a higher price than might be expected or considered reasonable.

pay packetnoun

A sealed envelope containing a person's wages.

pay piggynoun

Synonym of paypig.

pay risenoun

An increase in salary or wages.

pay stubnoun

Paper provided by employer to an employee as an indication of payment of wages or salary; it generally includes details such as the amount of tax withheld, and is attached to the payment if by check.

pay tablenoun

A table of values determining the payouts for various outcomes at the game.

pay the billsverb

To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.

pay the fiddlerverb

To face the consequences of one's actions.

pay the freightverb

To pay for the cost of transport.

pay the piperverb

To pay expenses for something, and thus be in a position to be in control.

pay the priceverb

To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.

pay the ultimate priceverb

To die as a result of a fatal choice or decision, or because of deep commitments.

pay through the noseverb

To pay an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.

pay to winadj

Designed in such a way as to allow players to exchange real-world currency for in-game benefits.

pay trainnoun

A train carrying people’s wages.

pay upverb

To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.

pay-as-you-gonoun

A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.

pay-by-wavenoun

A contactless electronic payment technology by which a purchase is made by waving a card or mobile phone near a reader.

pay-fornoun

Something which is used to pay for a bill, such as an increase in taxes.

pay-neutraladj

Leaving no significant net income to sustain the household; only covering childcare costs, travel, and other expenses.

pay-offnoun

A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.

pay-per-viewnoun

A system of viewing individual television programmes for an additional charge over and above that for the standard service; normally used on cable and satellite systems.

pay-to-playadj

Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.

pay-to-staynoun

The practice where retailers charge manufacturers a slotting fee to place their products on the shelves of stores.

payabilitynoun

The ability or willingness to pay; profitability.

payableadj

Due to be paid.

payablenessnoun

The quality of being payable.

payablyadv

Of a mine etc.: so as to yield profit; profitably.

payadanoun

A traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.

payadornoun

A payada performer.

Payaguanadj

Of or relating to the Payagua people.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 163. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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