Meaning of maksāt | Babel Free
[ˈmaksâːt]Definitions
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to pay (to give money in exchange for something) intransitive, transitive
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to pay (to fulfill a financial obligation with money) intransitive, transitive
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to pay (to use a certain means to fulfill a financial obligation) intransitive, transitive
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to cost (to be worth a certain amount of money) intransitive, third-person, transitive, usually
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to cost (to demand a certain amount of money for its realization) intransitive, third-person, transitive, usually
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to cost (to have bad consequences) figuratively, intransitive, transitive
Examples
“maksāt par precēm, par biļeti”
to pay for merchandise, for tickets
“maksāt par darbu, par pakalpojumu”
to pay for work, for services
“maksāt par malkas sazāģēšanu piecus latus”
to pay 5 lats for sawing
“par tramvaja biļeti jāmaksā trīs santīmi”
for a tram ticket one has to pay three santīmi
“par istabu nav maksāts no paša rudens”
the room is not paid from (= since) autumn
“vēl bija mežzinim jāmaksā par mājas būves kokiem”
the ranger still had to pay for the trees used to build houses
“maksāt parādus, nodokļus”
to pay (one's) debts, taxes
“maksāt sodu”
to pay a penalty
“maksāt algu”
to pay a salary
“maksāt prēmijas”
to pay bonuses
“maksāt ikmēneša pabalstu”
to pay a monthly allowance
“īre jāmaksā līdz noteiktam datumam”
one must pay the rent by a certain date
“maksāt skaidrā naudā”
to pay (in) cash
“maksāt ar pārskaitījumu”
to pay with a bank transfer
“maksāt naudā vai graudā”
to pay (in) cash or in kind
“maksāt valūtā”
to pay in (foreign) currency
“par darbu saimnieki maksāja tikai graudā”
the farmers paid for work only in kind
“uzvalks maksā simt latu”
the suit costs one hundred lats
“cik maksā šis audums?”
how much does this fabric cost?
“tas maksā dārgi, lēti”
this costs a lot, little
“gleznas maksā naudu”
paintings cost money
“ūdens nemaksā neko”
(the) water costs nothing
“šosejas būve maksā miljonus”
road construction costs millions
“cik maksā grāmatas iespiešana?”
how much does book printing cost?
“nolaidība un ignorance, par kuru arī viņš ir atbildīgs, var maksāt jaundzimušajam dzīvību”
begligence and ignorance, for which he is responsible, may cost the newborn's life
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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