Antonyms for paying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pey |
| Phonetic Transcription : peɪ |
Definition of paying
Origin :- c.1200, "to appease, pacify, satisfy," from Old French paier "to pay, pay up" (12c., Modern French payer), from Latin pacare "to please, pacify, satisfy" (in Medieval Latin especially "satisfy a creditor"), literally "make peaceful," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace). Meaning "to give what is due for goods or services" arose in Medieval Latin and was attested in English by early 13c.; sense of "please, pacify" died out in English by 1500. Sense of "suffer, endure" (a punishment, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Related: Paid; paying.
- verb give money for goods, services
- verb be advantageous
- verb make amends
- verb profit, yield
- verb get revenge
- Wasn't she paying too big a price for what was, after all, only material?
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Nothing prevented him paying a friendly call to Mr Verloc, casually as it were.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- "They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- As for paying money for these small favours, who could tell?
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- She was paying minute attention to the lace insertion of her skirt.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "You'll have to prove there's gold in paying quantities here," he stated pompously.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Paying the last duties, he bent once more and closed Lorenzi's eyes.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- He insisted on paying for our costumes, which was great extravagance for him.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- I merely told her that you had offered me ten times the amount of money she is paying me.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- During the second year the company, after paying a 15 per cent.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
Synonyms for paying
- adjust
- answer
- atone
- avenge oneself
- be profitable
- be punished
- be remunerative
- be worthwhile
- bear the cost
- bear the expense
- benefit
- bequeath
- bestow
- bring in
- chip in
- clear
- come through
- compensate
- confer
- cough up
- defray
- dig up
- disburse
- discharge
- extend
- foot
- foot the bill
- get even
- get just desserts
- grant
- hand over
- handle
- honor
- kick back
- kick in
- liquidate
- make a return
- make money
- make payment
- make up for
- meet
- offer
- pay back
- pay dividends
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- pay out
- plunk down
- prepay
- present
- produce
- proffer
- provide a living
- punish
- put up
- reciprocate
- recompense
- recoup
- refund
- reimburse
- remit
- remunerate
- render
- repay
- requite
- retaliate
- return
- reward
- satisfy
- serve
- settle
- settle a score
- show gain
- show profit
- square
- square things
- stake
- suffer
- suffer consequences
- sweeten
- take care of
- yield profit
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