No. 448 in Spanish
pagar
To pay.
In a sentence
Yo pago la cuenta en el restaurante.
I pay the bill at the restaurant.
This usage illustrates its basic meaning as 'to pay' monetarily for something.
En la vida, debes pagar por tus errores.
In life, you must pay for your mistakes.
Here it is used metaphorically to mean 'to face the consequences' of something.
Puedes pagar con tarjeta o en efectivo.
You can pay with card or in cash.
This shows the usage of the word in reference to the payment methods being acceptable forms of transaction.
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