pay for

verb

1. to make payment (of) for
2. intr to suffer or be punished, as for a mistake, wrong decision, etc

   in his old age he paid for the laxity of his youth

Example Sentences

Among them: excessive financial awards, Pell Grant fraud, pay-for-play payouts, and failure to follow its own drug-testing policy.

From The Daily Beast

Advertising was evil, pay-for-placement Internet search was evil, spam was evil.

From The Daily Beast

It will be a tough line to walk with pay-for-play allegations brewing.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• back
• encourage
• finance
• fund
• maintain
• raise
• set up
• sponsor
• strengthen
• subsidize
• uphold