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pay stub — noun, pl ⋯ stubs [count] US : a piece of paper that is given to an employee with each paycheck and that shows the amount of money that the employee earned and the amount that was removed for taxes, insurance costs, etc. Keep your pay stubs for… … Useful english dictionary
Pay Cards! — was an American syndicated game show that first aired from 1968 69. A Canadian version of Pay Cards! ran in 1973 and a revival, called Super Pay Cards!, ran in 1981 82. The U.S. version was taped in both New York and Cincinnati, while both… … Wikipedia
keep — [kēp] vt. kept, keeping [ME kepen < OE cœpan, to behold, watch out for, lay hold of, akin to MLowG kapen, ON kopa, to stare at < ? IE base * ĝab , to look at or for] 1. to observe or pay regard to; specif., a) to observe with due or… … English World dictionary
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Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep — vb 1 Keep, observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate are comparable when they mean to pay proper attention or honor to something prescribed, obligatory, or demanded (as by one s nationality, religion, or rank), but they vary widely in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
keep the wolf from the door — To keep away poverty or hunger • • • Main Entry: ↑wolf * * * keep the wolf from the door phrase to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things I’m prepared to do anything to keep the wolf from the door. Thesaurus: to earn… … Useful english dictionary
keep a weather eye on — phrase to pay careful attention to a situation or person because something bad may happen Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: weather * * * observe very carefully, esp. for changes or developments * * * keep a weather eye on old… … Useful english dictionary
keep — [v1] hold, maintain accumulate, amass, cache, care for, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deal in, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve,… … New thesaurus
pay its way — pay its (or one s) way (of an enterprise or person) earn enough to cover its (or one s) costs some students are paying their way through college * * * pay its ˈway idiom (of a business, etc.) to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it… … Useful english dictionary