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paying overs

paying overs is the present participle and gerund of pay overs.

Meaning of pay overs

Verb

pay overs (third-person singular simple present pays overs, present participle paying overs, simple past and past participle paid overs)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, intransitive) To pay a higher price than might be expected or considered reasonable.
    • to pay overs for something
    Antonyms:
    pay unders

Questions about paying overs

What is paying overs the present participle and gerund of?
Paying overs is the present participle and gerund of pay overs.

Words near paying overs in the dictionary

  1. paying one's own freight
  2. paying one's own way
  3. paying one's respects
  4. paying one's way
  5. paying out
  6. paying overs
  7. paying respect
  8. paying someone's way
  9. paying the bills
  10. paying the fiddler
  11. paying the freight

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