pay

verbA1US /peɪ/

To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.ambitransitive
To deposit into an account.intransitive, transitive
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.ambitransitive
To be profitable; to be worth it.intransitive, transitive
To cover, as a cost.intransitive
To yield as a benefit.transitive
To give (something else than money).transitive
To suffer consequences, especially justly.intransitive
To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.transitive
To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.transitive

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Life begins when you pay taxes.

Can I pay by credit card?