“Did you come to pay condolences?” A line on Law and Order SVU to Benson and Stabler. A line which started me noodling, no not hillbilly handfishin’ , but racking my noodle about the word PAY and some of its complexities.
So, here’s my take . . . What’s yours?
Pay – a sum received for legitimate work.
Payback – a hit to the knees for illegitimate work.
Pay it Forward – a good deed done to an unsuspecting stranger, asked for or not.
Paypal – a way to avoid exposing your credit card number online.
Pay-Per-View – Something you pay for with PayPal to avoid . . .
Payment – Something you make for a purchase or service, or to your bookie.
Payroll - A list of wiseguys and what the Don owes them
Payoff – Sometimes cash, sometimes trips to St. Lucia – depending on who you know and what you want.
Payday – Maybe the candy bar, maybe the board or video game – sure to be something good.
Payola – What you’ll need to get that your hot new tune in the hands of someone in the music biz.
Payless – Don’t you wish.
Pay rate – A scale which can be unfair to female employees.
Pay as You Go – Divorce and no contract cell phones.
Paid in full, paid in cash…ahh!
Payless…when I don’t get pay and need shoes. I like shoes.
Good one – we always pay our credit card bills in full each month.
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