Meaning
- (ambitransitive) to pay (money, a bill, the rent, etc.)
- (transitive) to pay for
- (figuratively, transitive) to compensate, to repay
- (figuratively, transitive) to pay for (to suffer the consequences of)
Concepts
Synonyms
saldare un debito
dare il dovuto
saldare il conto
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pa‧gà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈɡa.re/
Etymology
From earlier *pacare, inherited from Latin pacāre, from pax, pacis (“peace”). Doublet of pacare, a borrowing.
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