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Meaning of pay dearly | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To suffer as a result of one's actions.

figuratively

Equivalents

Français payer cher

Examples

“Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pay dividends pay down pay for itself pay for one's whistle pay forward pay heed

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