Legal Definition and Related Resources of Pay
Meaning of Pay
A fixed and definite amount given as compensation for services. To discharge a debt by money . However, the term may also mean the delivery and discharge of a debt or other obligation or goods , as when a testator in a will directs that the residue of his estate be divided in equal shares among his children and that each of them be paid one such share .
Synonyms of Pay
verb
- acquit
- adjust
- award
- be a good investment
- be profitable
- bear the cost
- clear
- compensate
- contribute
- defray
- deposit
- disburse
- discharge a debt
- expend
- exsolvere
- finance
- foot
- give payment
- hand over
- honor
- indemnify
- liquidate
- make a good return
- make compensation
- make good
- make payment
- make restitution
- meet
- numerare
- pendere
- present
- quit
- ransom
- reckon with
- recompense
- reimburse
- remunerate
- render
- reward
- satisfy
- settle
- spend
- square
- square accounts
- subsidize
- support
- tender
noun
- allowance
- award
- compensation
- consideration
- defrayal
- defrayment
- earnings
- emolument
- fee
- grant
- hire
- income
- indemnity
- meed
- merces
- monetary return
- payment
- perquisite
- profit
- reckoning
- recompense
- reimbursement
- remittance
- remuneration
- repayment
- return
- revenue
- reward
- salary
- settlement
- solatium
- stipend
- stipendium
- support
- wages
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Pay in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
French paier, payer, to content: Latin pacere, to pacify, appease. verb. To discharge an obligation by a performance according to its terms or requirements, whether the obligation be for money, merchandise, or services. 1 Cush. 76 (1848), Forbes, J. noun. Money, other property, or services, accepted in discharge of an obligation: as, an amount given to a person in the military service, in consideration of personal service. 16 Ct. Cl. 496 (1880).
Note: This legal definition of Pay in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Hierarchical Display of Pay
Employment And Working Conditions > Personnel management and staff remuneration > Remuneration of work
Business And Competition > Accounting > Management accounting > Costing > Wage cost
Finance > Taxation > Tax on income > Tax on employment income
Employment And Working Conditions > Labour market > Occupational status > Wage earner
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Translation of Pay
- Spanish: Salario
- French: Salaire
- German: Lohn und Gehalt
- Italian: Salario
- Portuguese: Salário
- Polish: Płaca
Thesaurus of Pay
Employment And Working Conditions > Personnel management and staff remuneration > Remuneration of work > Pay
Business And Competition > Accounting > Management accounting > Costing > Wage cost > Pay
Finance > Taxation > Tax on income > Tax on employment income > Pay
Employment And Working Conditions > Labour market > Occupational status > Wage earner > Pay
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