(law) A rule in corporate law whereby a firm's shareholders have the right to vote on the remuneration of executives.

(intransitive and transitive) To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.

(mining) Earth which contains profitable quantities of ore. / (figuratively) A profitable area or period; success.

To distribute money; to disburse / (nautical) To slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out. / To repay, take revenge

plural of pay-off

Money paid as compensation to someone whose employment is ended, often in exchange of waiver.

The day of the week/month etc. when wages are issued.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pay back

present participle of pay back

(idiomatic) to bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.