Meaning of pay one's way | Babel Free

Definitions

Of an individual or business, to earn enough to cover one's expenses.

Examples

“The train service averaged four trains each way on weekdays, and a single Sunday train in each direction, but though the line continued to pay its way until the first world war, immediately afterwards receipts dropped to such an extent that on February 8, 1924, a meeting was called to consider closing the line.”

“Only a year ago it would have needed a "super-Micawber" to be optimistic that the railways would once again pay their way. But it was no longer a pipe dream that B.R. could make a profit, the way to do it was now clear.”

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