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PAY-OFFICE

\pˈe͡ɪˈɒfɪs], \pˈe‍ɪˈɒfɪs], \p_ˈeɪ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PAY-OFFICE

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A place or office where payment is made of public debts.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The apartment in which wages are paid; the office for the payment of the public debt.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A government office where payment is made of public debts, official salaries, &c., and where money is issued to paymasters in the army and pursers in the navy for the payment of the forces.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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