Now let’s look at the verb ‘pay’. In a general sense in business English ‘pay’ means ‘give’. It is usually used when we talk about dealing with money, when talking about business costs and payment methods.
Task 1: Sort the word partnerships for ‘pay’ into the table below. Look at the examples.
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pay
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(s/o) to V
a bill (for #)
a fee (of #) (for x)
a fine (of #) (for x)
a high price (for x)
a penalty
a premium
a realistic price (for x)
a tax demand
a total of
a visit (to s/o)
attention to n.p.
back the amount owed (to s/o)
bribes
by cheque
by credit card
by direct debit
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by electronic transfer
capital gains tax
compensation (for s/th)
for s/th
good money for s/th
in cash
in full
in installments
income tax
interest (on n.p.)
off a debt
off a loan
off a mortgage
operating costs
overheads (on s/th)
rent
sales tax
wages
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give
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business costs
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payment method
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a high price (for x)
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a bill (for #)
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in cash
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Check out your answers in the table below.
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pay
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(s/o) to V
a high price (for x)
a realistic price (for x)
a total of
a visit (to s/o)
attention to n.p.
compensation (for s/th)
for s/th
good money for s/th
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a bill (for #)
a fee (of #) (for x)
a fine (of#)(for x)
a penalty
a premium
a tax demand
back the amount owed (to s/o)
bribes
capital gains tax
income tax
interest (on n.p.)
operating costs
overheads (on s/th)
rent
sales tax
wages
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by cheque
by credit card
in cash
in full
in installments
off a debt
off a loan
off a mortgage
by direct debit
by electronic transfer
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give
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business costs
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payment method
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*‘pay good money for s/th’ means it was expensive: ‘I paid good money for that computer.’
*Notice that with some word partnerships you need to use ‘of’ before the number, but with ‘bill’ you need to use ‘for’ before the number: ‘I paid a bill for $200 US Dollars.’ ‘He charges a fee of $70 per hour.’
