pay for itself en · VERB
Meanings
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To produce or result in revenue which will cover its costs.
Although welded rails cost considerably more to lay than ordinary track, there is a great saving in maintenance, and it is estimated that welding pays for itself in less than three years.
1950 July, “Long Welded Rails in America”, in Railway Magazine, page 434:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paid for itself | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| paid for itself | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| paying for itself | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pays for itself | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |