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“pay” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoabonar · remunerar

Pronunciation

IPA/paˈɣaɾ/

Example

¿Puedes pagar la cuenta, por favor?

Can you pay the bill, please?

Illustration for pagar (pay)

How to say “pay” in Spanish

“Pay” in Spanish is pagar.

Settling a bill or expense.

Full entry for pagar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with pagar

¿Quién va a pagar con tarjeta?

Who is going to pay by card?

Tips for using pagar

  • Cobrar means to collect or charge payment while pagar means to give payment, so cobrar is the receiver's action and pagar the payer's action.

Other Spanish words for “pay”

¿Puedes abonar la cuenta ahora?

Can you pay the bill now?

La empresa me remuneró por el proyecto.

The company paid me for the project.

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