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pay

[pey] / peɪ /




VERB
be advantageous
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STRONGEST
WEAK
VERB
make amends
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Under a rule that took effect last month, asylum seekers pay an annual $102 fee within 30 days of receiving a notice from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

However, living at such a prestigious home will not come cheap for the former prime minister, with estimates suggesting that he will have to pay $28,000 in annual taxes alone.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The company gets a tax abatement of 80% for a set number of years but still has to pay the remaining 20% in the meantime, the finance authority said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

At Chulalongkorn Hospital, where Bajrakitiyabha had been receiving treatment, mourners gathered Friday to pay their respects -- some clutching portraits of the late princess.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Fifty cents would be a lot to pay for a matinee, but the Egyptian Theatre was new, a lavish movie palace, and it had an exclusive on the picture.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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