No. 500 in French
payer
To pay.
In a sentence
Je vais payer le dîner ce soir.
I will pay for dinner tonight.
In this sentence, 'payer' is used in its basic meaning of paying or settling an amount for something bought or consumed.
Ce travail payera bien à l'avenir.
This job will pay off well in the future.
Here, 'payer' is used figuratively to mean that the benefits or rewards of this job will compensate for the effort invested.
Il a enfin payé sa dette envers son ami.
He finally repaid his debt to his friend.
In this sentence, 'payer' signifies the concept of recompense or settling an obligation, specifically a debt owed by one individual to another.
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