pay

full, half

While she was recovering from her injury, the company allowed her to work at half pay for three months.

low, poor

Many nurses have left the profession due to poor pay and long working hours.

equal

Women and men should receive equal pay when they do the same job.

take-home

My take-home pay increased slightly after I got promoted last month.

back

She finally received her back pay after the company fixed the payroll error.

level, rate

My company decided to increase the pay level for all employees this year.

cheque, packet

She received her monthly pay cheque and immediately went to the bank to deposit it.

levels, rates

The company decided to increase pay rates for all employees starting next month.

scale, structure

The new pay structure at our office means everyone gets a yearly raise.

on ~

My manager said I could take two weeks off on full pay next summer.

with ~

She took a week off work and was glad to receive her salary with pay.

without ~

The company made her work without pay for the entire summer.

handsomely, well

My boss paid me handsomely for completing the project ahead of schedule.

gladly

She gladly paid the extra fee to secure a better seat on the flight.

up

He finally agreed to pay up after the landlord threatened legal action.

be able/unable to, can/can't, can/can't afford to

Many families struggle because they simply cannot afford to pay their rent each month.

expect (sb) to

I expect to pay more for flights during the summer holidays.

be liable to

When you break something in a rental apartment, you may be liable to pay for the repairs.

be ordered to, be required to

The restaurant was required to pay compensation to the customer for the poor service.

fail to, neglect to

She neglected to pay her phone bill for three months and lost service.

help (to)

My parents helped pay for my university tuition last year.

get sb to, make sb

When someone cheats you, you want to make them pay for what they did.

let sb

My father never lets me pay for dinner when we go out together.

for

I paid for everyone's lunch at the restaurant yesterday.

to

I had to pay for my sister's lunch because she forgot her wallet at home.

ability to pay

Many families struggle with their mortgage payments because they lack the ability to pay higher interest rates.