Pay
Pay noun - Something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services.
Usage example: we should demand pay for all the overtime we're putting in
Refund and pay are semantically related in services topic. In some cases you can use "Refund" instead the word "Pay" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full pay | full refund |
| considerable | considerable pay | considerable refund |
| entire | entire pay | entire refund |
| big | big pay | big refund |
| Other adjectives: bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If you pay, they'll be glad to have conned you, but will refund your money later.
Source: Video Game / Secret of Mana - A student harangued by the tax board finally decides that if they're going to be taxed as a resident of California, then they need to receive the services their taxes pay for... like a refund on the $10,000 out-of-state college tuition they've had to pay as a non-resident.
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This was very quickly patched with a formal apology and a refund of any such packs that were purchased, as grandfathered characters no longer have to buy the packs — but still have to pay for the item unlocks.
Source: Videogame / EverQuest II
Cite this Source
Refund and Pay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pay/refund
Pay & Refund. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pay/refund>.
Refund or Pay. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pay/refund.
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