Payait (en. Paid)

/pɛ.jɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Hand over a sum of money to someone in exchange for a service or good.

He always paid his debts on time.

Il payait toujours ses dettes à temps.

Compensate or settle a financial obligation.

She paid her taxes every year.

Elle payait ses impôts chaque année.

Pay a price for a service, a product, or an experience.

He paid for the concert tickets.

Il payait les billets de concert.

Origin of the verb 'payer', from Latin 'pacare', meaning 'to pacify, to compensate'.

pay the fees

Assume the costs associated with something.

payer les frais

pay with one's own effort

Invest oneself personally in a task or project.

payer de sa personne

pay the price

Bear the consequences of an action.

payer le prix

pay

To carry out the action of settling a sum of money.

payer

payment

Act of handing over money in exchange for a good or service.

paiement

debt

Sum of money owed to someone else.

dette

Pay dearly for something, often referring to a bad decision.

He paid cash when he made that bad investment.

Il a payé cash quand il a pris ce mauvais investissement.

Pay impulsively or without thinking.

She paid without hesitation for that new dress.

Elle a payé sans hésiter pour cette nouvelle robe.