What does pay with one's life mean?

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pay with one's life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

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pays with one's life (present, singular) paying with one's life (participle, present) paid with one's life (participle, past) paid with one's life (past) pay with one's blood (alternative)

What does pay with one's life mean?: To die as a consequence of one's actions.

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