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paying - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | adjust, bequeath, bestow, chip in*, clear, come through, compensate, confer, defray, disburse, discharge, extend, foot*, foot the bill*, grant, hand over*, handle, honor, kick in*, liquidate, meet, offer, present, proffer, put up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remit, remunerate, render, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, settle, stake, bear the cost, bear the expense, cough up, dig up, make payment, plunk down, prepay, take care of |
| Antonyms: | earn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be advantageous |
| Synonyms: | benefit, repay, serve, be worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make amends |
| Synonyms: | answer, atone, compensate, suffer, be punished, get just desserts, suffer consequences |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | profit, yield |
| Synonyms: | bring in, kick back*, produce, return, sweeten*, be profitable, be remunerative, make a return, make money, pay dividends, pay off*, pay out, provide a living, show gain, show profit, yield profit |
| Antonyms: | lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get revenge |
| Synonyms: | avenge oneself, get even, make up for, pay back*, pay one's dues, punish, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retaliate, settle a score, square, square things |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gainful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very productive, profitable |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, fat, fruitful, generous, good, in the black, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying, substantial, sweet*, useful, worthwhile, going, going concern, paid off, paying, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, unproductive, unprofitable, useless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lucrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | productive, well-paid |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, fatness, fruitful, gainful, good, in the black, profitable, remunerative, sweet, worthwhile, cost effective, high-income, money-making, paying |
| Antonyms: | unprofitable, poorly paid |
| Main Entry: | moneymaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | producing profit |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, gainful, good, lucrative, profitable, remunerative, successful, thriving, going, paying, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | payment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fee; installment of fee |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amount, award, bounty, cash, deposit, disbursement, discharge, down, fee, hire, outlay, part, pension, portion, premium, reckoning, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, sum, support, wage, amortization, annuity, defrayal, defrayment, indemnification, pay-off, paying, quittance, remittance |
| Main Entry: | profitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous; money-making |
| Synonyms: | assisting, beneficial, commercial, conducive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, good, in the black, instrumental, lucrative, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, successful, sweet*, useful, valuable, worthwhile, contributive, going, paid off, paying, paying well, self-sustaining, sustaining, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, unprofitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | successful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorable, profitable |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, advantageous, auspicious, blooming, blossoming, champion, efficacious, extraordinary, flourishing, fortuitous, fortunate, fruitful, happy, lucky, lucrative, moneymaking, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prosperous, rewarding, rolling, strong, thriving, top, triumphant, unbeaten, undefeated, victorious, wealthy, ahead of the game, at the top, at top of ladder, bestselling, booming, crowned, on track, out in front, paying |
| Antonyms: | losing, unfavorable, unprofitable, unsuccessful, forfeiting |
| Main Entry: | worthwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, worthy, money-making, paying |
| Antonyms: | valueless, worthless, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | considerable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, advantageous, ample, big, complete, entire, extensive, full, great, immeasurable, large, long, lucrative, much, profitable, respectable, sizable, solid, substantial, sufficient, whole, worthwhile, paying |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, inconsiderable |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money beforehand |
| Synonyms: | furnish, lend, loan, pay, provide |
| Main Entry: | atone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate; make amends for former misdoing |
| Synonyms: | absolve, answer, apologize, appease, balance, correct, counterbalance, do penance, expiate, make amends, make redress, make reparation, make up for, offset, outweigh, pay, pay one's dues, propitiate, recompense, reconcile, redeem, redress, repair, set off, square, take one's medicine |
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, enhance |
| Synonyms: | advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, better, build, favor, further, improve, pay, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, be good for, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, fill the bill, make a killing, make it, pay off*, work for |
| Antonyms: | handicap, harm, hinder, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield, be worth |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | cash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exchange for real money |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, change, discharge, draw, honor, liquidate, pay, realize, redeem, break a bill, make change |
| Main Entry: | chip in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | break in*, come through*, interpose, interrupt, pay, pitch in, subscribe, ante up, chime in*, conate, go Dutch |
| Antonyms: | pilfer, take, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
| Synonyms: | atone, come down with*, commit, indemnify, pay, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, guerdon, make good, pay up, plank out, pony up, take care of, tickle the palm |
| Antonyms: | deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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