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3. hostage, Obs. pledge, prisoner, Fr. detenu.
4. pawnage, pawning.

pawn², n. instrument, tool, cat's paw, puppet, creature; jackal, flunky, lackey, attendant, (in India and Ceylon) peon, servant, handmaid, menial; minion, follower, toady, sycophant, yes man; hireling, underling, employee, subordinate, assistant, accomplice, henchman, Sl. stooge; dummy, dupe, Sl. pigeon, gull, gudgeon, Inf. sucker.

pawnbroker, n. Sl. uncle, lender, loaner, moneylender, usurer, Inf. loan shark, Shylock.

pawnshop, n. pawnbrokerage, pawnbrokery, Fr. mont-de-piete, Inf. hock shop, Inf. sign of the three balls, Sl. my uncle's, Brit. Sl. pop-shop, Brit. Sl. spout.

pay, v. 1. compensate, remunerate, reward, recompense; reimburse, indemnify, refund; (usu. of debts, etc.) settle, satisfy, liquidate, discharge, clear off, square, honor, meet.
2. spend, expend, disburse, pay out; give, render, hand over, Sl. shell out, Sl. dish out, Sl. lay out, Sl. cough up; Inf. come across with, Inf. fork up or out or over; defray, contribute, ante up, Inf. chip in, Inf. go Dutch, Inf. pick up the tab, Inf. foot the bill; advance, prepay, pay up front, retain.
3. yield, return, produce; profit, avail, benefit, be worthwhile, be advantageous; help, aid, be useful, stand one in good stead.
4. retaliate, requite, pay back, get back, get even, even or settle the score; repay, reciprocate, return like for like, give tit for tat, Inf. give [s.o.] a taste of his own medicine, Euph. return the compliment; punish, chasten, Inf. get [s.o.] for [s.t.].
5. suffer, atone, answer for; get one's deserts, reap what one has sown, get one's comeuppance, get what's coming to one; pay the piper, face the music, take one's medicine.
6. pay off a. settle, discharge, liquidate, satisfy,

b. Slang, bribe, suborn, oil, graft, cross or grease [s.o.'s] palm, Sl. square, c. retaliate, get even. See - pay (def. 4).
-n. 7. wages, salary, Brit. Sl. get, emolument, remuneration, compensation, consideration, earnings; payment, hire, stipend, fee, honorarium; perquisites, Inf. perks, fringe benefits, Inf. fringes, Inf. extras; reward, bonus, tip, gratuity, douceur, Fr. pourboire, (in India and Turkey) baksheesh; commission, percentage, brokerage, share, cut, slice, (both usu. illicit) Inf. rake-off, Inf. kickback.
8. payment, remittance, reimbursement. See - payment. -adj. 9. profitable, remunerative, lucrative, moneymaking.

10. coin-operated, public,

payable, adj. 1. to be paid, due, immediately payable, mature, receivable; outstanding, owed, unpaid, in arrears.

2. profitable, lucrative, paying, remunerative; rewarding, worthwhile, fruitful, productive, producing; valuable, beneficial, good, advantageous,

payer, n. paymaster, teller, defrayer, almoner; debtor. See - paymaster.

paymaster, n. treasurer, cashier, bursar, holder of the purse strings, budget director or manager, purser,

payment, n. 1. remuneration, compensation, reimbursement; remittance, installment, handsel, Insurance. premium; settlement, liquidation, quittance, discharge, reckoning; refund, rebate.
2. expenditure, outlay, disbursement, expense; defrayal, contribution, share, ante, stake; advance, deposit, discount, Inf. up front, retainer, Law. earnest or earnest money; fee, charge, Hist, scot, tribute, rent,