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betale

verbverb

to pay

PronunciationUttale

betaˊle

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk betalen, av talen ‘telle, betale’ from Low German betalen, from talen ‘to count, to pay’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi ut penger for noe en skylder eller kjøper;
    lønne, gjøre opp     to hand over money for something one owes or buys;
    to remunerate, to settle up
    • betale for seg to pay one's way
    • betale husleie to pay the rent
    • bli dømt til å betale erstatning to be ordered to pay compensation
    • betale for middagen to pay for dinner
    • betale skatt to pay tax
    • betale med kort to pay by card
    • ta seg godt betalt to charge handsomely
  2. i overført betydning: svi, bøte for;
    gjengjeldeto return, to reciprocate, to repay, to retaliate for;
    unngjeldeto pay for, to suffer for, to atone for     figuratively: to suffer, to atone for;
    to repay in kindgjengjelde;
    to pay forunngjelde
    • dette skal du få betale dyrt for you'll pay dearly for this

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

betale prisen få lideto suffer for;
svi (I, 3)to pay for to have to sufferlide for;
to paysvi (I, 3) for Eng. phraseto pay the price
  • barnefamiliene må betale prisen for lav barnehagedekning families with children have to pay the price for the shortage of childcare places
  • miljøet betaler prisen for videre utvinning the environment pays the price for further extraction
betale seg lønne seg, svare seg to be worthwhile, to be profitable Eng. phraseto pay off
  • investeringen betaler seg i lengden the investment pays off in the long run
  • ymdykhet betaler seg humility pays off