| 单词 | to pay out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pay out to pay out ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > giving back or restitution > give back [verb (transitive)] yieldc897 agiveOE again-setOE restorec1325 acquitc1330 to pay outa1382 refundc1386 to give againa1400 quita1400 restituec1400 reliver1426 surrend1450 redeliver1490 refer1496 render1513 rebail1539 re-present1564 regive1575 to give backa1586 to turn back1587 relate1590 turn1597 returna1632 to hand back1638 redonate1656 reappropriate1659 re-cede1684 revert1688 replace1776 restitute1885 to kick back1926 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms lxviii. 5 Þe thingis þat I raueshede not, þanne I payede out. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings vi. 8 Ȝee schul takyn þe arke of þe lord & puttyn in þe wayn & þe goldene vesselis þat ȝee han paied out to it for þe trespas, & ȝee schul puttyn in a litil cofre. 2. transitive. To hand over (money) for a particular purpose; to give out (money) in payment. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > pay up or out to pay out1438 to pay over1668 to shell down1801 pony1819 tip1829 to fork out, over, or up1831 to stump up1833 to put up1838 stump1841 pungle1851 to ante up1880 cough1894 to peg out1895 brass1898 1438 in B. Marsh Rec. Worshipful Company Carpenters (1914) II. 1 (MED) Payememtes [read payementes] that we iij wardeyns haue paide owte for ye ȝer. 1444 in B. Marsh Rec. Worshipful Company Carpenters (1914) II. 10 (MED) Thes ben ye parsels payde out aȝeyne ye for seyde ȝere of Kyng Herry vj ye xxij d. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 371 To keepe an orderly Cash Booke of all the moneys receiued and payed out. a1678 A. Marvell Eyes & Tears in Miscell. Poems (1681) 8 Two Tears, which Sorrow long did weigh Within the Scales of either Eye, And then paid out in equal Poise, Are the true price of all my Joyes. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xlvi. 306 No coin or specie..is paid out again, unless in cases of deposites. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. ii. 365 The gold coin which was paid out either by the bank of England, or by the Scotch banks. View more context for this quotation 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiv. 216 What's the damage, as they say in Kentucky..what's to be paid out for this business? 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. vi. §41. 50 He has already paid out a large sum as wages. 1952 ‘J. H. Chase’ Double Shuffle ix. 184 We had paid out good money to get those policies, and we couldn't afford to let them go down the drain. 1993 Atlantic Oct. 32/2 The Federal Republic of Germany has paid out more than $50 billion in the form of reparations to the State of Israel. 3. transitive. To settle (a debt, legal action, etc.) by making a payment; to satisfy (a creditor). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of > by paying to pay outa1550 a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) cxiv. 1466 He gat gold in sic fusioun That it payit out all his ransoun. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 65 The money was raised, and the execution was paid out. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 147 The night when Brogley the broker was paid out. 1887 D. C. Murray Old Blazer's Hero ix The Man in Possession had been paid out. 1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 291 Do you mean you think she cleared out just to keep from having to pay out some jack to bury him if they get him up? 4. a. transitive. To let or feed out gradually (a rope, cable, etc.). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > work ropes or cables in specific ways windc1550 veer1590 veer1604 rousea1625 heave1626 overhaul1626 ease1627 pay1627 reeve1627 unbend1627 to come up1685 overhale1692 to pay away1769 surge1769 render1777 to pay out1793 to round down1793 to set upon ——1793 swig1794 veer1806 snake1815 to side out for a bend1831 rack1841 snub1841 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [verb (transitive)] > lengthen > let out gradually pay1627 to pay away1769 to pay out1793 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §143 We paied out the Hawser by which we were riding; at the same time paying out the hawser of the catch-anchor. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 41 ‘Pay out chain,’ shouted the Captain, and we gave it to her. 1846 H. W. Herbert Roman Traitor II. xvi. 176 The smith..paid out the line rapidly although steadily, hand under hand, until the whole length was run out. 1903 J. London Call of Wild vi. 178 Hans paid out the rope, permitting no slack, while Pete kept it clear of coils. 1952 H. E. Bates Love for Lydia iii. i. 182 The car tow-rope had a hook on it and I paid it out over the parapet to Tom. 1976 D. Clark Dread & Water ii. 52 I hadn't enough hands to cling tightly and pay out the rope. 1991 Motor Boat & Yachting Jan. 156/1 At one end of the line was a sea-anchor, so that as the line was paid out it was possible to count how many knots ran out in a given time. b. intransitive. Of a rope, cable, etc., or something attached to a cable: to run out gradually; to unreel from a capstan, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (intransitive)] > run out (of rope) to pay out1840 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxiii. 68 We paid out on the chain by which we swung. a1872 T. B. Read Poet. Wks. (1883) 306 Swift spins the reel; with easy slip The line pays out. 1947 Commerc. Salmon-fisheries Brit. Columbia (Dept. Fisheries, Brit. Columbia) (rev. ed.) 25 The net unwinds from the reel and pays out over the stern of the vessel. 1989 J. Casey Spartina (1990) 59 Dick wasn't sure if he'd got it in until he saw the line pay out strong. 1992 New Scientist 29 Feb. 41/1 A light thread attached to the animal pays out during the course of a night's wanderings, revealing where the animal went and what it did. 5. transitive. To give (a person) what is due or deserved in respect of his or her faults, shortcomings, misbehaviour, etc.; to take revenge on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > execute (vengeance) [verb (transitive)] > pay (a person) back to quit or yield (one) his whilec1400 rewardc1400 pay?c1450 requite1534 to pay back1655 to pay off1699 to pay out1849 to get back at (also now less commonly on)1886 society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > inflict (retributive punishment) [verb (transitive)] > for an offence or on an offender > inflict retributive punishment upon yieldc1380 putc1390 rewardc1400 pay?c1450 vengea1470 revenge?1526 avenge1633 to pay back1655 to pay off1699 to serve out1809 to pay out1849 1849 W. M. Thackeray Dr. Birch 21 You see if I don't pay you out after school—you sneak, you. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 198 They, in return, (as the vulgar phrase has it,) ‘pay him out’. 1940 G. D. H. Cole & M. Cole Counterpoint Murder v. 51 He told Best to do it just in order to annoy him, to pay him out. 1978 J. Thomson Question of Identity xiii. 140 It was his way of paying out Maguire for giving him the push. 1995 in J. Griffin Homer: Iliad, Bk. Nine 79 Diomedes declined to resent it in the press of preparing for battle, but now the opportunity has presented itself for paying Agammenon out. 6. intransitive. To give out money in payment; spec. to make a large one-off payment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > result in (adequate) advantage to turn to accounta1632 pay1774 to bear fruit1889 to pay out1909 to pay off1946 1858 J. Brougham Neptune's Defeat i. ii. 13 They'll each pay out and so make both ends meet. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xii. 193 Nobody in the bank knows those notes as I do. Some of 'em are a little wobbly on their legs, and some are mavericks without extra many brands on their backs, but they'll most all pay out at the round-up. 1931 Daily Express 22 Sept. 3/4 ‘We are not paying out against sterling,’ chanted the cashier. 1971 P. Toynbee Working Life iv. 60 You slip your card into the slot and pull down the lever which punches the time on it. ‘Talk about a one-armed bandit’, someone jokes... ‘Trouble is, it's never been known to pay out.’ 1990 Which? Apr. 196/1 The policies usually pay out for the cost of:..radiotherapy, chemotherapy, physiotherapy and some other types of specialist treatment. < as lemmas |
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