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61pay by the piece — pay/buy/sell by the piece ► COMMERCE to pay for, buy, or sell something in single units rather than in groups: »The stitchers are paid a salary rather than by the piece. »In those days stores sold candy by the piece for a penny. Main Entry:… …
62pay/buy/sell by the piece — ► COMMERCE to pay for, buy, or sell something in single units rather than in groups: »The stitchers are paid a salary rather than by the piece. »In those days stores sold candy by the piece for a penny. Main Entry: ↑piece …
63pay the shot — pay the whole bill, pay for everybody s ticket etc. Uncle Sammy paid the whole shot for our trip to Europe …
64pay-per-view — /pay perr vyooh , peuhr /, Television. n. 1. a system requiring that a subscriber pay for each program viewed: championship games seen only on pay per view. adj. 2. noting or pertaining to such a system. Abbr.: ppv * * * …
65pay-as-you-go — adj [only before noun] a pay as you go ↑mobile phone or Internet service is one that you must pay for before you can use it …
66pay phone — pay′ phone n. cvb tgp a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call. Also called pay′ sta tion …
67pay channel — ˈpay channel 7 [pay channel] noun a television channel that you must pay for separately in order to watch it …
68pay your way — pay (your) way if someone pays their way, they pay for all the things they have or use. We ve always paid our own way and never taken a penny from the state …
69pay way — pay (your) way if someone pays their way, they pay for all the things they have or use. We ve always paid our own way and never taken a penny from the state …
70for free — for free, for real These two phrases, originally Americanisms, are regularly used informally in BrE, often in a jocular manner in newspaper articles: • Two pilots have in fact done the job ‘for real’ both Sqn Ldr Marshall and Flt Lt Dave Fischer… …
