pay to do

pay to do something

to be beneficial to do something; to be profitable. It doesn't pay to drive downtown when you can take the train. It pays to take an umbrella with you if it's supposed to rain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kalle	KAHL-le (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish
Arthit	-	Thai
Bonifaz	BO-nee-fahts	German
Dmitriy	DMEE-tree	Russian
Archibald	AHR-chə-bawld	Scottish, English
Omobolanle	-	Western African, Yoruba