pay for
Britishverb
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to make payment (of) for
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(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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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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Atone for, suffer for, as in He may have looked like a good manager, but his successor will end up paying for his mistakes . [Late 1600s]
Example Sentences
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“I have never heard of a gym doing that — paying for a person to become a trainer.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Anthropic serves an expensive product to rich people," he said, and argued his company sought to "bring AI to billions of people who can't pay for subscriptions".
From BBC
The Warm Healthy Homes Strategy is a 10-year plan and hopes to secure £150m across five years for a new fund to pay for energy efficient upgrades to low income households.
From BBC
I have no intention of going back to the lake house, yet he expects me to pay for upkeep and taxes.
From MarketWatch
“However, once this selloff is over, will there be a new ceiling on just how much investors are willing to pay for them?,” he asked.
From Barron's
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