keep+in+pay

  • 111on a par with sb — on a par with sb/sth UK (US on par with sb/sth) ► the same as or equal to someone or something: »It is rated on a par with its rivals despite outperforming its sector in almost every measure. »People often don t insist on raises that keep their… …

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  • 112on a par with sb/sth — UK (US on par with sb/sth) ► the same as or equal to someone or something: »It is rated on a par with its rivals despite outperforming its sector in almost every measure. »People often don t insist on raises that keep their pay on par with… …

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  • 113on a par with sth — on a par with sb/sth UK (US on par with sb/sth) ► the same as or equal to someone or something: »It is rated on a par with its rivals despite outperforming its sector in almost every measure. »People often don t insist on raises that keep their… …

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  • 114hush-money — n. Bribe to keep silence, pay for concealment …

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  • 115keeping — /ˈkipɪŋ / (say keeping) noun 1. the act of someone or something that keeps; observance, custody, or care: the keeping of community rituals; the keeping of a tidy garden. 2. Mechanics any of various devices for holding something in position. 3.… …

  • 116Keeping — Keep 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… …

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  • 117Kept — Keep 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… …

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  • 118patria potestas — /pay tree euh poh tes teuhs, pah , pa /; Lat. /pah trddi ah poh tes tahs/, Roman Law. the power vested in the paterfamilias or head of the Roman family with respect to his wife, natural or adopted children, and agnatic descendants: title to… …

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  • 119paperweight — /pay peuhr wayt /, n. a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering. [1855 60; PAPER + WEIGHT] * * * …

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  • 120have one's ear to the ground — • keep one s ear to the ground • have one s ear to the ground pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company …

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