Collocation
pay money
to give money in exchange for something or to settle a cost, fee, or debt
Definition
'pay money' is a common English collocation. to give money in exchange for something or to settle a cost, fee, or debt
pay + money (+ for + noun)
“You have to pay money for a bus ticket.”
Examples
- I paid money for the movie tickets online.
- Do we need to pay money to enter the museum?
- She pays money every month for her phone plan.
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- They had to pay money for the repairs after the storm.
- If you cancel late, you may have to pay money as a fee.
- He refused to pay money for something he did not order.
- Customers must pay money upfront before the work begins.
- We ended up paying money twice because the first payment did not go through.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally