pay1, s.Pá m, tuarastal m.Unemployed pay, cúnamh m dífhostaíochta. Holidays with pay, saoire phá. To be in s.o.'s pay, bheith ar pá ag duine.
pay2, v.tr.Íocaim.1aTo pay s.o. ten shillings, deich scilling a íoc le duine. P: What's to pay?cé mhéad?Abs. To pay ready money, cash down, an t-airgead a íoc ar an mball. To pay in advance, íoc roimh ré. Pay at the gate, íoc ag an ngeata. F: To pay through the nose for sth., a dhá luach a thabhairt ar rud. He made me pay through the nose, shaill sé mé. Pay as you earn (P.A.Y.E.)íoc mar a thuillir (I.M.T). S.a. DEVIL1 1. bÍocaim, tugaim pá do (sheirbhíseach). cTo pay a man to do sth., airgead a thabhairt d'fhear as rud a dhéanamh. 2aÍocaim (fiacha). To pay a bill, bille a íoc. (On receipted bill) Paid, íoctha. F: To put paid to s.o.'s account, an scór a ghlanadh le duine. S.a. WAY12bTo pay honour to s.o., onóir a thabhairt do dhuine. To pay one's respects to s.o., do dhea-mhéin a chur in iúl do dhuine. To pay s.o. a visit, cuairt a thabhairt ar dhuine. 3To pay money into an account, airgead a chur i gcuntas. 4It will pay you to . . ., is maith is fiú duit . . . It doesn't pay, ní fiú an tairbhe an trioblóid.