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Pronunciation / Transliteration: paˈɡaʁ
"Ela decidiu pagar suas compras com um cartão de crédito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To give money in exchange for goods or services.
"She decided to pay for her groceries with a credit card." - 2
To give someone a specified amount of money for work done.
"The company will pay you a bonus for your hard work."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'paien', from Old French 'payer' (to pacify, appease, pay), stemming from the Latin 'pacare' meaning 'to pacify or make peaceful'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from settling an obligation to restore peace through compensation to the general transfer of money for goods and services.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pay" is said worldwide
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payer
Transliteration: peye
"Elle a décidé de payer pour ses courses avec une carte de crédit."
bezahlen
Transliteration: bəˈtsaːlən
"Sie hat beschlossen, ihre Einkäufe mit einer Kreditkarte zu bezahlen."
pagare
Transliteration: paˈɡaːre
"Ha deciso di pagare i suoi acquisti con una carta di credito."
pagar
Transliteration: paˈɡar
"Decidió pagar sus compras con una tarjeta de crédito."
pagar
Transliteration: paˈɡaʁ
"Ela decidiu pagar suas compras com um cartão de crédito."
भुगतान करना
Transliteration: bhugtaan karna
"उसने अपने सामान के लिए क्रेडिट कार्ड से भुगतान करने का फैसला किया।"
支付
Transliteration: zhīfù
"她决定用信用卡支付她的购物。"
지불하다
Transliteration: jibulhada
"그녀는 신용카드로 쇼핑 비용을 지불하기로 결정했습니다."
支払う
Transliteration: shiharau
"彼女はクレジットカードで買い物の支払いをすることに決めました。"
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