Given and Pay

Given

Given noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.

Pay is a synonym for given. In some cases you can use "Pay" instead a verb "Given".

Nearby Word: give

Pay

Pay verb - To give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received.

Given is a synonym for pay. Sometimes you can replace term "Given" with "Pay", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: payment, paid, paying, payable, payout

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good given good pay
nice nice given nice pay
best best given best pay
regular regular given regular pay
Other adjectives: actual, entire, large, little, decent, significant.

Both words in one sentence

  • Henpecked Husband: Charlie is stuck in a marriage with a woman who is bigger than he is, is very mean, and apparently confiscates all of his pay, given how he has to hide it.
  • Film / Traffic Pay Evil unto Evil: Ayala has given his slimy lawyer Arnie several million dollars to give to Helena in the event that he (Ayala) is arrested.
  • NC-17 movies were given a harder time than ever, and studios would pay behind the back to have their movies get a PG-13.
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