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pay for

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb pay for has 1 sense
  1. invite, pay for - have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
    --1 is one way to interact
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody

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Term: pay for

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To give someone an agreed upon amount of money in exchange for goods, services, or to settle a debt.

Example Sentence:

He refused to pay for the damaged item.

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Sense 2:

Definition: To bear the cost of something on behalf of someone else as a favor or in trade.

Example Sentence:

I'll pay for your movie ticket.

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Sense 3:

Definition: To suffer the consequences or face retribution for something one has done.

Example Sentence:

You'll pay for what you've done.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense:

Definition: The amount of money paid for a product or service.

Example Sentence:

The pay for this job is competitive.

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Part of Speech: Preposition

Sense:

Definition: Used to indicate a purpose or intended recipient for payment.

Example Sentence:

The donation is to pay for the new school building.

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