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
Rut	ROOT (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Tanner	['tænə]
Treasach	-	Irish
Paulina	[pɔ:'li:nə]
Buchanan	[bju:'kænən]
Kathleen	['kæθli:n]