No. 3,338 in Russian
плата
"Плата" means "payment" or "fee" in English.
In a sentence
Я заплатил плату за проезд на автобусе.
I paid the fare for the bus ride.
Here, 'плата' refers to the fare, which is a specific payment for a service (the bus ride).
На этой неделе получили плату за работу.
This week we received payment for the work.
In this context, 'плата' is used to denote payment as compensation for performed work.
Работа требует высокой платы усилием.
The work requires a high cost of effort.
In this sentence, 'плата' is metaphorically used to refer to the figurative 'cost' of effort needed.
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