expected to be paid ( a
cash payment o They are finding it difficult to
meet the payments on
their car.
1A
o He agreed to make ten monthly payments of £50.
life IH M % MM
£fc 50 IX# ft o — see
also
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, DOWN PAYMENT 3 [U, sing.] a reward
or an act of thanks for sth you have done mm mn recompense : We’d like you
to accept this gift in payment for your kindness. J#
g, 0 Is this all the payment I get for
my
efforts? & m
ji m n * # #£ m
m m ? mi on
payment of sth when sth has been paid
• Entry is only allowed on payment of the full registration fee.
1 pay-off noun (informal) 1 a payment of money to sb so that they will
not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret ( ) H’ft; ErltH
H33
bribe 2 a payment of money to sb to persuade them
to leave their job jjSIS: ft 3 an
advantage
or a reward from sth you
have done ® jft; jf.fi pay ola /pei'aula; NAmE
-‘oula/ noun [U] (NAmE, informal) the practice of
giving or taking payments for doing sth illegal, especially for illegally
influencing the sales of a particular product jgii, It Kg- ( )
ETiTl BRIBERY
pay-out /'peiaut/ noun a large
amount of money that is given to sb # Hi & tfc: an insurance payout
* U. Hfft o a lottery payout
'pay
packet (also
'wage packet) (both BrE)
(NAmE 'pay envelope) noun an envelope
containing your wages; the amount a person earns W\%I ft
pay-per- view noun [U] a system of
television broadcasting in which you pay an extra sum of money to watch a
particular programme, such as a film/movie or a sports event ( **!* 0
pay-phone /'peifaon; NAmE -foun/ noun
a telephone, usually in a public place, that is operated using coins or a card
( #ft )
pay-roll /'peiraul; NAmE -roul/ noun
1 a list of people
employed by a company showing the amount of money to be paid to each of them (
ft ZEfft ) JEft^#-: We have 500 people on the payroll.
JMl&iiftlE'fr 500 Ac 2 [usually sing.] the total amount paid in wages by a
company ( £*]#J ) IftMAfcB pay-slip /'peislip/ noun
(BrE) a piece of paper given to an employee that shows how much
money they have been paid and how much has been taken away for tax, etc.
() immm, i
,pay
T'V (also
'pay television) noun [U] a system of
television broadcasting in which you pay extra money to watch particular
television programmes or channels
ft**!
PBS /.pi: bi: 'es/ abbr.
the Public Broadcasting Service (an organization in the
wi)
PC /.pi: 'si:/ abbr.
1 the abbreviation for
‘personal computer’ (a small computer that is designed for one person to use at
work or at home) A A*JJ8f; AAi+^ *jl — picture o page R5 2 {BrE)
the abbreviation for ‘Police Constable’ (a police officer of the lowest rank) W
^; # ft : PC Tom March Wft — see also
WPC
3 the abbreviation for politically
correct SX
PCB /.pi: si: 'bi:/ abbr. printed circuit board ,P'C card noun (computing
if) a plastic card with a printed
circuit on it that can be put into a computer to allow it to work
with other devices tp JfjiiJ * £& * ; PC*
PC Plod /,pi: si: 'plnd; NAmE
'pla:d/ noun {BrE, informal, humorous) a junior police officer ft
PDA /.pi: di: 'ei/ noun
a very small computer that is used for storing personal information and
creating documents, and that may include other functions such as telephone, fax, connection to the Internet,
etc. (abbreviation for ‘personal digital assistant’) AAtfcA
1463 peaceable
Kj S, ^ ± M *
tt (A ^ A personal digital assistant;)
—
picture o page R5
PDF
/.pi:
di: 'ef/ (also , PD’F file) noun {computing if) a type of
computer file that can contain words or pictures. It can be read using any
system, can be sent from one computer to another, and will look the same on any
computer, (abbreviation for ‘Portable Document Format’) Port
able Document Format ) : I’ll
send it to you as a PDF.
p.d.q
/.pi:
di: 'kju:/ abbr. pretty damn/damned
quick (= very fast) AM; ; alUP : Make
sure you get here p.d.q.
PDT
/.pi: di: 'ti:/ abbr. Pacific Daylight Time
PE
{BrE)
{
pea /pi:/ noun
a small round green seed, eaten as a vegetable. Several peas grow together
inside a long thin pod on a
climbing plant also called a pea. Msi; M a. : frozen peas 1$ % Mao pea soup M
—
picture o page R19 —see also chickpea, mushy peas, split pea, sweet pea
peace 0-w /pi:s/ noun
1 [U, sing.] a situation or a period of time
in which there is no war or violence in a country or an area A
ff: war and peace /ijc #• -A ffl * 0 peace
talks/negoti- ations frl * 1! AJ / W} 0 The negotiators are trying to makepeace
between the warring factions.
O
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people
from fighting).
0 After
years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. A^MW.7%
A*l*o
o the Peace of
communities live together in
peace.
M M * K ftl * £ho 0 The countries
have been at peace for more than a century. 0 the peace
movement (= that tries to
prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) 2 [U] the state
of being calm or quiet
*|f; A#; x#: She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.
M !«ilf 0 o 01 would work better if
I had
some peace and quiet. P3 jW!3lr® if 0 0 He just wants to be
left in peace (= not to be disturbed). IKf Sf]0 I need to check that she is all right, just for
my own peace of mind ( = so that I do not have to worry). $ £ 1] M A M A ^, AM*
o He never felt really
at peace with himself. MM. A KIH ^ 3\
A' M M 0 3 [U] the state of living in
friendship with sb without
arguing fnI8t; fflit:
They simply can’t seem to live in peace with each
other.
0 She
felt at peace with the world, jifejjg ft ^ 1tt A
#- o — see also Justice of the Peace IT?f71 .hold your 'peace/'tongue {old-fashioned) to say nothing
although you would like to give your opinion ( make (your)
peace with sb to end an argument with sb, usually by
saying you are sorry ( ) %AfnM, WBflF
—
more at wicked n.
WHICH
WORD?
peace. peacefulness
The noun peace can be used to talk
about a peaceful state or situation. peace
: world
peace o / just need some
peace and quiet
Peacefulness is not a common word. It means ‘the quality of being
peaceful’. * peacefulness ft
peace-able /'piisabl/ adj.
1 not involving or causing argument or violence fnf