pay

How to sign: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
"I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please";

See also: buy off, disburse, pay out, liquidate, pay off, redeem, pay off, pay off, fund

Categories: give

Within this category: bribe, charge, compensate, compensate, defray, disburse, finance, foot, go Dutch, kick back, overpay, pay cash, prefer, prepay, put up, redeem, refund, remit, spend, subsidize, tithe, underpay

pay

How to sign: something that remunerates
"wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings";

Similiar / Same: wage, remuneration, salary, earnings

Categories: regular payment

Within this category: combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay