PAYING

verb

1. To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
2. To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
3. To be profitable for.

verb

1. To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

noun

1. Payment