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51pay-per- — ˈpay per adjective pay per view/pay per call FINANCE COMMERCE a system in which customers pay for the particular television programmes they watch or the number of minutes they use a phone: • Cable subscribers have been reluctant to pay $4 or $5… …
52pay scale — ➔ scale * * * pay scale UK US noun [C] (also salary scale, wage scale) HR, WORKPLACE ► the different levels of pay for a particular job, relating to different degrees of skill or experience: on the pay scale »At the interview, ask where you will… …
53pay charged for the privilege — pay/be/charged for the privilege phrase to have to pay for something, usually when this does not seem fair They expect us to live in a smaller house and pay more money for the privilege. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry:… …
54pay TV — ˌpay TˈV noun [uncountable] COMMERCE a system in which customers pay for the length of time they watch a particular television programme or channel: • Pay TV will be delivered on at least four channels. • Time Warner dominates the pay TV market… …
55pay-per-view — UK US /ˌpeɪpəˈvjuː/ noun [U] (ABBREVIATION PPV) ► COMMUNICATIONS a system for watching television in which people pay for the particular programmes that they watch: »pay per view television »In addition to showing live games there will be pay per …
56pay your way — ► to pay for yourself rather than allowing someone else to pay: »I got a part time job to help pay my way through university. Main Entry: ↑pay …
57pay-per-view — adj [only before noun] a pay per view television ↑channel makes people pay for each programme they watch →↑pay TV >pay per view n [U] …
58pay your own way — pay your (own) way : to use your own money to pay for the things you need or do She got a part time job in order to pay her way through college. Students must pay their own way if they choose to participate in the trip. I wanted to buy him dinner …
59pay in advance — See: IN ADVANCE …
60pay in advance — See: IN ADVANCE …
