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🔹 Common Uses of “Pay” with Examples

🎯 The word pay doesn’t just mean giving money — it has many different uses in English!

We use pay to talk about money, attention, respect, effort, and even success.
Learning these uses helps us sound more natural and confident in daily conversations.
Let’s look at 10 common uses of pay with clear meanings, examples, and Marathi translations

1️⃣ To pay compliments (स्तुती करणे)

She paid him a nice compliment on his performance.

तिने त्याच्या कामगिरीची सुंदर स्तुती केली.

🟢 Use it when you praise someone politely

2️⃣ To pay dividends (फायदा होणे / फळ मिळणे)

All your training will pay dividends in the future.

तुझं सर्व प्रशिक्षण भविष्यात फायद्याचं ठरेल.

🟢 Use it when efforts bring good results later.

3️⃣ To pay one’s way (स्वतःचा खर्च उचलणे)

He always pays his own way when we travel.

आपण प्रवास करताना तो नेहमी स्वतःचा खर्च उचलतो.

🟢 Use it when someone pays their own expenses.

4️⃣ To pay dearly (मोठी किंमत चुकवणे)

He paid dearly for trusting the wrong people.

चुकीच्या लोकांवर विश्वास ठेवल्याची त्याने मोठी किंमत चुकवली.

🟢 Use it when someone suffers serious loss for a mistake.

5️⃣ To pay in advance (आधीच पैसे देणे)

You have to pay in advance to book the hall.

हॉल बुक करण्यासाठी तुला आधीच पैसे द्यावे लागतील.

🟢 Use it when money is paid before getting the service.

6️⃣ To pay in cash (रोख पैसे देणे)

She prefers to pay in cash, not by card.

ती कार्डऐवजी रोख पैसे देणे पसंत करते.

🟢 Use it when you make payment with money directly.

7️⃣ To pay in instalments (हप्त्यांनी पैसे देणे)

We paid for the TV in easy instalments.

आम्ही टीव्हीचे पैसे सोप्या हप्त्यांमध्ये दिले.

🟢 Use it when you pay a total amount in small parts.

8️⃣ To pay taxes (कर भरणे)

All citizens must pay taxes honestly.

सर्व नागरिकांनी प्रामाणिकपणे कर भरले पाहिजेत.

🟢 Use it when talking about government or legal payments.

9️⃣ To pay off someone (एखाद्याला पैसे देऊन थांबवणे / गप्प बसवणे)

The company paid off the workers to avoid a strike.

संप टाळण्यासाठी कंपनीने कामगारांना पैसे देऊन थांबवलं.

🟢 Use it when money is given to settle or silence someone.

🔟 To pay one’s last respects (शेवटचा आदर दाखवणे)

People gathered to pay their last respects to the leader.

लोक नेत्याला शेवटचा आदर दाखवण्यासाठी जमले.

🟢 Use it when people show respect to someone who has passed away.