pay (subs.) Copy link • pay (subs.): esp. of soldiers: stīpendium: to give soldiers money for their p., militibus dare pecuniam in stipendium, Caes. B. C. 1, 23: to clamour for p., s. flagitare, ib. 1, 87; that the daily p. should be a denarius, ut denarius diurnum s. foret, Tac. A. 1, 26. See also hire, wages, gain.
pay (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To discharge a debt1. pendo, pĕpendi, pensum, 3 (gen. term)2. solvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (mercantile term, to discharge an obligation)3. nŭmĕro, 1 (to count out; pay down in ready money)4. luo, i, 3 (rare and late in this sense)5. repraesento, 1 (to p. down in ready money, instead of letting it lie on interest)II. To make payment toIII. Fig., to offer as dueIV. Special Phr.B. Intrans.I. To meet one's liabilitiesII. To be remunerative • pay (v.): A. Trans.: I. To discharge a debt: 1. pendo, pĕpendi, pensum, 3 (gen. term): to p. money, tribute, tax, to any one, alicui pecuniam, tributum, vectigal p., Cic.: Caes.: pass. Also comp. dēpendo, di, sum, 3 (to p. down): Cic.: Col. 2. solvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (mercantile term, to discharge an obligation): to p. any one a debt, pecuniam debitam alicui s., Cic. Clu. 12, 34: to p. money to the day, pecuniam ad diem s., id. Att. 16, 16, A.: not to be able to p. one's debts, solvendo aere alieno non esse, Liv. 31, 13. Comps. (1). exsolvo, 3 (to p. off or in full): to p. off debts, nomina exs., Cic. Att. 16, 6: Tac. A. 1, 36, extr. (legata exsolvi duplicarique). (2). dissolvo, 3 (to p. off, discharge): to p. off debts by selling real property, aes alienum praediis venditis d., Cic. Sul. 20, 56: Caes. (3). persolvo, 3 (to p. in full): to pay off debts in full, aes alienum pers., Sall. Cat. 35: Suet. 3. nŭmĕro, 1 (to count out; pay down in ready money): to p. down large sums of money, magnam pecuniam n., Caes. B. C. 3, 3: Cic. Comps. (1). adnŭmĕro, 1 (to p. over, into the hands of): Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 15: Cic. (2). dīnŭmĕro, 1 (without perceptible diff. of meaning): Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 17. 4. luo, i, 3 (rare and late in this sense): Curt. 10, 2, ad fin. (aes alienum l.): Cod. Theod. 5. repraesento, 1 (to p. down in ready money, instead of letting it lie on interest): Cic. Att. 12, 25: cf. Suet. Aug. 101, quam summam [sc. legatam] repraesentavit, i. e. he ordered the legacy to be paid down at once (without waiting for his death). II. To make payment to: Phr.: to p. troops, stipendium militibus numerare, Cic. in Pis. 36, 88; persolvere (in full), id. Att. 5, 14; stipendio afficere exercitum, id. Bal. 27, 61. So with merces: v. supr. (I.); also, wages. III. Fig., to offer as due: Phr.: to p. praises and thanks, laudes gratesque agere, Liv. 7, 36, med.: Cic.: with habere (grates deis immortalibus agere atque habere, Liv. 23, 11, extr.): also, grates persolvere, Virg. Aen. 1, 600: to p. due honour to the gods (by sacrifice), persolvere diis honorem, ib. 8, 62: to p. one's respects to any one, salutare aliquem, Sall. Cat. 28: Cic.: Hor.: v. to render. IV. Special Phr.: to p. the penalty, poenas dare (v. punishment): also, poenas [justas et debitas] solvere, Cic. Mil. 31, fin.; poenas persolvere, etc. (v. penalty): to p. a vow, votum solvere, Cic. Ph. 3, 4, 11; reddere, id. Leg. 2, 9, 22: to p. the debt of nature, naturae satisfacere, Cic. Clu. 10, 29; naturae cedere, Sall. Jug. 14: to p. any one in his own coin, par pari referre, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 55. B. Intrans.: I. To meet one's liabilities: pendo, 3 (elliptical constr.): to p. for fodder, pro pabulo p., Plin. 12, 14, 32, fin.: or supply the ellipse: v. supr. (A., I.). II. To be remunerative: perh. respondeo, 2 (to make a return): cf. Sen. Ep. 23, 4, vena [metalli] assidue plenius responsura fodienti, i. e. which continually p.s better and better, for the labour of working: also, Virg. G. 1, 47 (= to answer any one's expectations of return). Or expr. by fructus, reditus: farms p. very well now, *agrorum hodie uberrimi sunt fructus, reditus: cf. Plin. Ep. 6, 3: land does not p. so well as it did, *imminuti sunt (minores sunt hodie) agrorum reditus: cf. Plin. l. c.
PAY Copy link • PAY 1. s. merces (general term): pretium (price given or received for work, etc.): (The words are found in this connection and order.) merces pretiumque: praemium, honos (a reward): quaestus, fructus (profit, advantage, gain. ☞ Auctoramentum is not = pay, but earnest money received by a gladiator, soldier, etc.): small, inconsiderable pay, mercedula; merces parva or pauca; pretium parvum: large pay, merces magna ampla: for pay, mercede, pretio; e.g., docere: to take any one into pay, to hire for pay, mercede or pretio conducere aliquem: to serve for pay, alicui operas suas locare: to fix, settle the pay for anyone, mercedem alicujus constituere: to give any one the pay for his work, dare alicui mercedem operae; solvere alicui pretium operae: soldier’s pay, stipendium militare; from the context simply stipendium or aes; e.g., to give triple pay, triplex stipendium alicui dare: to furnish pay to the soldiers, militibus stipendium numerare (to give out money for this purpose): militibus stipendium or aera dare (to give it into the hands of the soldiers). Vid: also, GAIN, PROFIT. 2. v. TRANS., (1) in respect of money paid for goods, service, etc., solvere; numerare (to count out; SYN. In to PAY DOWN; dinumerare only in the comedians): to pay ready money, praesentem pecuniam numerare; pecuniam repraesentare: to pay by three installments, tribus pensionibus solvere pecuniam: to pay one’s debts, aes alienum solvere, dissolvere: to pay a debt, nomen solvere, dissolvere, expedire; aes alienum solvere, dissolvere; se liberare aere alieno; also, solvere, reddere debitum; solidum solvere (the whole debt): to pay wages, mercedem dare alicui (general term): (alicui salarium praestare, to pay a salary for public services, Scaevola, Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1): stipendium alicui dare or praebere, aes alicui dare (to pay soldiers): to pay an army (i. e., to have in pay), exercitum alere: to be paid, mercedem accipere (general term): stipendium accipere (of soldiers): Hence (a) without an accusative of the object = to discharge one’s self of debt, solvere, reddere debitum: to pay all, solidum solvere: to pay to the utmost farthing, ad assem solvere (☞ not ad denarium solvere, which = to pay with Roman money; Vid: Cic., Quint., 4, extr., and ad Att., 2, 6, extr.): to pay to the day, ad diem solvere, dissolvere; ad tempus respondere: to pay by means of a loan, versuram facere; I will not go till I am paid, nisi explicata solutione non sum discessurus: to be able to pay, esse solvendo: not to be able to pay, non esse solvendo or ad solvendum: to swear that one is not able to pay, bonam copiam ejurare: one who is not able to pay, qui non est solvendo or ad solvendum; non idoneus (e.g., debitor): ability to pay, facultas solvendi: (b) figuratively, to pay the debt of nature, to die, debitum naturae reddere; naturae satisfacere: to pay one’s vows, vota solvere, for anything, pro re. (2) In respect of the thing purchased, solvere pro re (e.g., pro frumento emto; pro vectura): to pay ready money for a thing, emere praesenti pecunia (after Plaut., Men., 5, 9, 87): to pay a high price for anything, magno emere; (too high a price), male emere: to pay the price of one’s life for anything, capite luere. (3) In respect of the person whom one pays or is bound to pay, satisfacere alicui (e.g., creditoribus): he has duly paid me, recte, quod debuit, solvit. Figuratively, to pay one for anything, i. e., to make to suffer, to punish, gratiam alicui referre: I am paid for my folly, ego pretium ob stultitiam fero (comedy): to pay one in his own coin, par pari referre (☞ not pro pari; Vid: Bentl., Ter., Eun., 3, 1, 55); parem gratiam referre alicui (ib., 4, 4, 51). To pay one’s addresses to, aliquem petere: alicujus amore teneri, captum esse; aliquem in amore habere (to be in love with: cause for effect). INTRANS. = to be profitable, fructum ferre; quaestui, quaestuosum, fructuosum esse (Cic.); in reditu esse (Plin.); aliquid omnem impensam pretio suo liberat (Col., 3, 3; pays its expenses; Vid: also, To COVER, end): the book pays well, uberrimus est libri reditus.