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Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.

To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.

obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. Bell.

To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to. Attend to the voice of my supplications. Ps. lxxxvi. 6. Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. Jer. Taylor.

rtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger. To pay attention to, To pay one's attentions to, to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.

Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls. Mrs. Browning.

parents over children; the authority of a court. Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down for our offense. Shak. By what authority doest thou these things Matt. xxi. 23.

ys out of so many that were unavailable. Carlyle. Having no available funds with which to pay the calls on new shares. H. Spenser.

In return, repayment, or requital. What have I to give you back! Shak.

seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango. Biddle.

To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them. I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker. Addison.

or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses.

In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand.

A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person. M

operty for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. Wharton.

te; to beat down; to lower. He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.

Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.

One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.

A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.