pay
Example Sentences
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These companies are less exposed to sanctions because they are thought to pay for oil from Iran using yuan instead of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The BMA added resident doctors' pay is 20% lower in real terms than it was in 2008.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
It means starting salaries are now just over £40,000, with the most senior doctors getting £76,500 in basic pay.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Goldberg wrote that Apple’s decisions to buy up more memory and launch the Neo at its current price point could pinch margins now but potentially pay off down the line.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
I’d planned to buy my ticket at the window, but there isn’t time; I’ll have to buy it on the train and pay the surcharge.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.