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pitch and pay

pitch and pay verb: to pay at once; to pay ready money.

Verb

pitch and pay (third-person singular simple present pitches and pays, present participle pitching and paying, simple past and past participle pitched and paid)

  1. (obsolete) To pay at once; to pay ready money.

Forms of pitch and pay

third-person singular presentpitches and pays
present participlepitching and paying
past participlepitched and paid
pastpitched and paid

Questions about pitch and pay

What does pitch and pay mean?
Pitch and pay means to pay at once; to pay ready money.
What part of speech is pitch and pay?
Pitch and pay is a verb.
What is the past tense of pitch and pay?
The past tense of pitch and pay is pitched and paid.

Words near pitch and pay in the dictionary

  1. pitch a fit
  2. pitch a tantrum
  3. pitch a tent
  4. pitch accent
  5. pitch accents
  6. pitch and pay
  7. pitch and putt
  8. pitch and toss
  9. pitch apple
  10. pitch apples
  11. pitch around

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