ETYM Old Fren. peier, from Latin picare to pitch: cf. Old Fren. peiz pitch, French poix. Related to Pitch a black substance.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: paid).
1. To give money in exchange for goods or services.
2. To make a compensation for.
3. To render.
4. To do or give something to somebody in return; SYN. pay off, make up, compensate.
5. To discharge or settle.
6. To bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.
7. To be worth it.

1. Payment; a sum of money paid.
2. Salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment.
Financial reward given by employers to employees for their work. Take-home pay or net pay is pay after income tax, national insurance contributions, and any other deductions have been taken away. Gross pay is before deductions.
The pay of manual workers is normally called their wage; white-collar workers are usually said to receive a salary. The total pay or earnings of workers include their basic pay—that is, the pay they receive for working their basic week or month—plus overtime payments, bonus payments, and any other monies given by employers. Pay is an important motivator of individual workers.

1. Containing or leading to something precious or valuable
2. Equipped with a coin slot for receiving a fee for use
3. Requiring payment