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pay
Verb
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If you pay, you give money for something.
Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.
pay
Noun
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Your pay is money you receive for something.
Go to the office to receive your pay.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
performance
Noun
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A performance is a show of acting or music.
We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.
The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
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The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.
This car is a high performance vehicle.