[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pay \pay\, n.
   1. satisfaction; content. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. an equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or
      services performed; salary or wages for work or service;
      compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a
      clerk; the pay of a soldier.
      1913 webster

            where only merit constant pay receives. --pope.
      1913 webster

            there is neither pay nor plunder to be got.
                                                  --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;
      especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or
      military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.
      

   half pay. see under half.

   pay day, the day of settlement of accounts.

   pay dirt mining, earth which yields a profit to the
      miner. western u.s.

   pay office, a place where payment is made.

   pay roll,
      a a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with
          the amounts due; now usually one word, payroll.
      b the total sum of money which is paid to all employees
          on payday.
          1913 webster +pjc
see also:
full pay half pay half pay day pay dirt pay office 
pay roll payroll 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pay dirt \pay dirt\, pay rock \pay rock\, etc.
   1. mining earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the
      miner. western u. s.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. a discovery, especially after an exploratory process,
      which yields a profit or sought-after benefit; -- used
      especially in the phrase "to hit pay dirt".
      pjc

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pay dirt
     n 1: ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner
     2: a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before
        hitting pay dirt"

Pay Dirt >> P Words
Pay Dirt, definition of term: Pay Dirt
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Pay >> P Words
Pay, definition of term: Pay
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Dirt >> D Words
Dirt, definition of term: Dirt
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Pay For >> P Words
Pay For, definition of term: Pay For
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Pay Off >> P Words
Pay Off, definition of term: Pay Off
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Pay Up >> P Words
Pay Up, definition of term: Pay Up
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Pay Back >> P Words
Pay Back, definition of term: Pay Back
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Dirt Track >> D Words
Dirt Track, definition of term: Dirt Track
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Pay Attention >> P Words
Pay Attention, definition of term: Pay Attention
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Pay Day >> P Words
Pay Day, definition of term: Pay Day
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