Payaient (en. Paid)

/pe.jɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Exchange a sum of money for a good or service.

They paid their taxes on time.

Ils payaient leurs impôts à temps.

Count a cost, a price.

They paid a high price for this service.

Ils payaient le prix fort pour ce service.

Discharge a debt.

They paid their debts gradually.

Ils payaient leurs dettes progressivement.

The word 'payer' comes from the Latin 'pacare', meaning 'to appease' or 'to settle'.

pay in cash

Settle immediately in cash.

payer au comptant

pay in installments

Settle an amount in several payments.

payer en plusieurs fois

pay the price

Accept the consequences, often negative, of an action.

payer le prix

salary

First person singular of the present tense of the verb payer.

paye

payment

Action of paying, sum of money paid.

paiement

female payer

Woman who pays.

payeuse

To pay for something impulsively.

They decided to pay like crazy at the bar.

Ils ont décidé de payer comme des fous au bar.

To pay a fine or a debt unscrupulously.

He had to pay the bill, but he did it in bad faith.

Il a dû payer la facture, mais il l'a fait avec une mauvaise foi.