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in the pay of

in the pay of preposition: employed by (someone), often secretly.

Preposition

in the pay of

  1. (derogatory) Employed by (someone), often secretly.

Questions about in the pay of

What does in the pay of mean?
In the pay of means employed by (someone), often secretly.
What part of speech is in the pay of?
In the pay of is a preposition.

Words near in the pay of in the dictionary

  1. in the old times
  2. in the open
  3. in the original German
  4. in the oven
  5. in the palm of one's hand
  6. in the pay of
  7. in the person of
  8. in the picture
  9. in the pink
  10. in the pink of health
  11. in the pipeline

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