What is another word for pays?

Common synonyms for pays include pay, yield, payoff, compensate, salary.

What is the opposite of pays?

Antonyms of pays include receives, earns, gains, acquires, collects.

Synonyms for

Pays

Noun / peɪz / Another word for pays — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Pays means a country's territory or land.

Synonyms & similar words

pay yield payoff compensate salary give default wage bear makeup anteup payup earnings devote remuneration region territory domain land area province state sector zone district county division tract field realm sphere country nation soil ground

Synonyms by register

Formal

remunerates compensates reimburses

Informal

forks over shells out stumps up

Literary

renders yields

Antonyms

receives earns gains acquires collects withholds keeps

Common collocations

pays attention
pays respect
pays dividends
pays the bill
pays off
pays a visit
pays taxes
pays homage

Word family

noun payment

verb pay

adjective payable

adverb paying

Usage note

The verb 'pays' is the third-person singular present tense of 'pay'. It is often used in contexts related to financial transactions, but also metaphorically for actions that yield results or are considered worthwhile.

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