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pay its way

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pay its way

to earn as much money as something costs to produce In one city at least, public transportation has paid its way for years.

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pay its way

if a machine or a piece of equipment pays its way, using it saves you more money than it costs to buy or keep Our new combine harvester should be paying its way by next year.

See also: pay, way