| about |
When you pay about five dollars, it means that you pay close to five dollars. It might be a little more or less than five dollars. [1/9 definitions] |
| absent-minded |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things. |
| academy |
An academy is a school. Usually an academy is a private school. People have to pay to go to a private school. Some academies focus on a particular type of thing, such as art, music, military training, or science. Academies give special classes for these things. Some academies are regular schools for school children, and some academies give classes for adult students, especially in things like music, drama, or art. |
| accountant |
An accountant is a person who keeps track of how a business spends its money, gives advice about spending money, and often makes sure the company is paying a correct amount of tax to the government each year. All businesses have to report to the government how much money they make and pay a correct amount of tax. Some companies only use an accountant when they are reporting their income to the government and need to figure out how much tax they have to pay. People who have regular jobs also use accountants sometimes if their money affairs are complicated. |
| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. [1/3 definitions] |
| advance |
If someone advances you money, they give you money to support something that you want to do. They usually expect you to pay them back, or they expect to make some profit from what you are going to do. [1/5 definitions] |
| advertise |
When you advertise for something, it means you are looking for a certain thing and you put up a notice somewhere, like in a newspaper or online list. In the notice, you tell people you are looking for this thing. Sometimes people advertise for things they want to buy from other people. Sometimes they advertise for a certain kind of person who they can pay to do some work for them. Let's say you want to buy a good but cheap bicycle, you could advertise for one in the newspaper. If somebody has one they want to sell, they will answer your notice. [1/3 definitions] |
| afford |
to have enough money to buy; be able to pay for. [1/3 definitions] |
| agent |
An agent is a person who has been given the power to do certain things for another person. Usually, people pay an agent to do these things for them. [1/2 definitions] |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| amount |
An amount is a total. If you wanted to buy one thing at a store that costs five dollars and another thing that costs two dollars, the amount you would pay is seven dollars. [1/3 definitions] |
| approve |
When the government approves something, it means that they have studied it or tested it in some way and they think it is OK. If a bank approves someone's loan, it means that they have looked carefully at this person's ability to pay back the loan, and they have decided to say yes to lending him or her the money. [1/3 definitions] |
| arcade |
An arcade is also an indoor place where people pay to play video games or other types of games. [1/2 definitions] |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for political reasons. |
| attend |
to pay attention. [1/4 definitions] |
| aware |
When you are aware of something, you know about it. You know it is there. Sometimes when you are aware of something, you pay special attention to it. |
| bail1 |
to pay for the release of (often followed by "out"). [1/3 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. [1/2 definitions] |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bargain |
A bargain is an agreement in which people or groups agree what each of them will do or pay. [1/3 definitions] |
| bet |
to agree to pay if one's guess about some future event is wrong. [1/4 definitions] |