To pay for Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. . (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with life . (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to be mulcted on account of.

   'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings. Beau. & Fl.