Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salarysomething that remunerates“wages were paid by cash”,
“he wasted his pay on drink”,
“they saved a quarter of all their earnings” Verbs
(v)paygive money, usually in exchange for goods or services“I paid four dollars for this sandwich”,
“Pay the waitress, please” (v)give, payconvey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow“Don't pay him any mind”,
“give the orders”,
“Give him my best regards”,
“pay attention” (v)yield, pay, bearbring in“interest-bearing accounts”,
“How much does this savings certificate pay annually?” (v)give, pay, devotededicate“give thought to”,
“give priority to”,
“pay attention to” (v)paybe worth it“It pays to go through the trouble” (v)payrender“pay a visit”,
“pay a call” (v)paybear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action“You'll pay for this!”,
“She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly”,
“You'll pay for this opinion later” (v)paymake a compensation for“a favor that cannot be paid back” (v)paydischarge or settle“pay a debt”,
“pay an obligation”