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pay

1. verb give money for sth2. verb EMPL of job: bring in salary3. verb make money4. verb be worth doing5. verb suffer, be punished6. noun EMPL salary
phrases
1 verb give money for sth
INTRANSITIVEíoc verb  c m udíol verb  c m uthey pay on a monthly basis íocann siad ar bhonn míosúilhave you paid for it? ar íoc tú as?, ar dhíol tú as?who'll pay for the damage? cé a íocfaidh as an damáiste?you have to pay to get it back bíonn ort íoc chun é a fháil ar aiscan I pay by credit card? an féidir liom íoc le cárta creidmheasa?
TRANSITIVEíoc verb  c m udíol verb  c m ushe pays €10 a month for it íocann sí €10 sa mhí ar a shonI paid them thousands to fix it d'íoc mé na mílte leo chun é a dheisiú, dhíol mé na mílte leo le bail a chur airthey're well paid for what they do íoctar go maith iad as an rud a dhéanann siadthey can't afford to pay her níl d'acmhainn acu í a íocif you pay VAT má íocann tú CBLit pays the bills íocann sé na billí
2 verb EMPL of job: bring in salary
INTRANSITIVEa job that pays well post a bhfuil tuarastal maith ag dul leis
TRANSITIVEit pays €40,000 a year tá tuarastal €40,000 sa bhliain ag dul leis
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 verb make money INTRANSITIVEairgead a dhéanamhthe service isn't paying níl aon airgead á dhéanamh ag an tseirbhísit pays better to sell online tá níos mó airgid le déanamh ó bheith ag díol ar líne 4 verb be worth doing INTRANSITIVEit pays to get to the airport early is fiú a bheith san aerfort go luaththis approach doesn't pay níl aon tairbhe leis an gcur chuige seo 5 verb suffer, be punished INTRANSITIVEwhoever did this is going to pay beidh daor ar an té a rinne é seo; cibé duine a rinne é seo, íocfaidh sé asthey started badly and were made to pay thosaigh siad go dona agus d'íoc siad go daor as 6 noun EMPL salary masc4  c m utuarastal masc1  c m upeople on low pay daoine atá ar phá íseal, daoine a bhfuil pá íseal acupay and conditions pá agus coinníollacha oibrethey've accepted the pay cuts ghlac siad leis na ciorruithe pá
phrases

to hit pay dirt

(also

to strike pay dirt

) teacht ar an bpota óir

in the pay of sb/sth

(also

in sb's/sth's pay

) they're in the pay of the pharmaceutical companies tá siad á n-íoc ag na comhlachtaí cógaisíochtahe had two wardens in his pay bhí beirt mhaor ar pá aige

to pay court to sb

(also

to pay sb court

) literary 1 flatter sbplámás a dhéanamh le duinebéal bán a dhéanamh le duine 2 woo sb romanticallybheith ag suirí le duinebheith ag iarraidh duine a mhealladh

to pay dearly

he'll pay dearly for it íocfaidh sé go daor as, beidh daor air mar gheall air

to pay dividends

his work paid dividends bhí toradh ar a chuid oibre, fuair sé luach a shaothair

to pay for itself

the equipment has already paid for itself fuarthas a luach as an trealamh cheana féin, tá an trealamh tar éis íoc as féin cheana féin

to pay your respects

1 (also

to pay your last respects

, to pay your final respects

) attend funeral etcómós a thabhairturraim a thabhairtthey came to pay their last respects to the victims tháinig siad chun ómós a thabhairt do na daoine a cailleadh
2 greet respectfullydo dhea-mhéin a chur in iúl

to pay its way

the business is paying its way now tá an gnó ag íoc a bhealaigh féin anois

to pay your way

do bhealach féin a íocíoc as do chuid féin

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