pay for
to make payment (of) for
(intr) to suffer or be punished, as for a mistake, wrong decision, etc: in his old age he paid for the laxity of his youth
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How to use pay for in a sentence
Among them: excessive financial awards, Pell Grant fraud, pay-for-play payouts, and failure to follow its own drug-testing policy.
Advertising was evil, pay-for-placement Internet search was evil, spam was evil.
It will be a tough line to walk with pay-for-play allegations brewing.
Other Idioms and Phrases with pay for
Cover the expenses of, defray the cost of, as in I'll pay for your movie ticket, or This truck will pay for itself within a year. [Mid-1300s]
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