pay for

pay for
verb
have as a guest
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I invited them to a restaurant

Syn: ↑invite
See Also: ↑invite out (for: ↑invite)
Derivationally related forms: ↑invitatory (for: ↑invite), ↑invite (for: ↑invite), ↑invitee (for: ↑invite), ↑invitation (for: ↑invite)
Hypernyms: ↑interact
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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DEFRAY THE COST OF, settle up for, finance, fund; treat someone to; informal foot the bill for, shell out for, fork out for, cough up for; N. Amer. informal ante up for, pony up for.
pay

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phrasal
1. : to conclude the purchase of by delivering the price

bought and paid for the house out of their savings

2. : to yield or forfeit an equivalent value for : atone for

in life as in business things had to be paid for — Louis Bromfield

3. : to bear the cost of

willing to pay for his son's education

some improvements pay for themselves in increased economy of operation

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pay for
1. To make amends for
2. To suffer for
3. To bear the expense of
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Main Entry:pay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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