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verb

to make payment (of) for
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

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County, which has a roughly $48-billion budget, has said it will pay for the mammoth settlement by taking out bonds and draining its rainy day fund.

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It’s currently a felony in California to pay for sex with a minor under the age of 16.

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"Some people told me they'd come to Kashmir for the first time, but will have to pay for their holiday life long," he said, adding that the attack had "hollowed out" Kashmir.

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They gave up a first rounder next year to draft James Pearce Jr, by no means a slam dunk, and a hefty price to pay for a bit of a swing.

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But analysts also warn that it will be far from easy to pay for higher pay through increased public sector productivity.

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