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October 5, 2010
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| Word of the
Week--"pay"
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Definition----to provide
compensation, usually
money, for goods or services rendered.
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Discussion--Pay is the
money we earn
for the work we do.
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| Etymology--Pay comes
from the Latin pax, which means peace or to appease or pacify. So
originally,
pay meant to keep the peace or pay off.
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The terms from the Romance languages
below reflect the same Sanskrit
derivation. |
Foreign
Translations
| French: |
payer |
| Italian: |
pagare |
| Spanish: |
pagar |
Jane Ellis
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