Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAY
PAY, n.
- Compensation; recompense; an equivalent given for money due, goods purchased or services performed; salary or wages for services; hire. The merchant receives pay for goods sold; the soldier receives pay for his services, but the soldiers of the American revolution never received full pay.
- Compensation; reward. Here only merit constant pay receives. – Pope.
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