- pay out
- pay out [something]1) (hand over) débourser (in pour)
he paid out £300 for his new washing machine — il a payé 300 livres sa nouvelle machine à laver
2) (release) laisser filer [rope]
English-French dictionary. 2013.
he paid out £300 for his new washing machine — il a payé 300 livres sa nouvelle machine à laver
English-French dictionary. 2013.
pay out — See: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
pay out — See: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
To pay out — Pay Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pay out the cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pay — Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pay — pay1 /pay/, v., paid or (Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c) payed; paying; n., adj. v.t. 1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 2. to give over (a certain amount of… … Universalium
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