pay (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
Verb
  • New York City plans to pony up new funding for child care assistance, narrowly avoiding a doomsday scenario for now where tens of thousands of families could have lost access to their vouchers.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • Those who pony up become members of the Ocean Reef Club gain lots of additional perks.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
  • More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • Pivetta is a man of few words, and almost none of those words are ever expended making excuses.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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