How to Pronounce "pay your own way"
expression
PAY yur OWN WAY
PAY yaw OWN WAY
Definition
To cover your own costs or expenses for something, instead of having someone else pay for you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpeɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈweɪ
British English
pˈeɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /wˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAY yur OWN WAY
UK
PAY yaw OWN WAY
Listen in Context
Everybody needs to pay their own way on this trip.
If you want to join the team dinner, you have to pay your own way.
College students often have to pay their own way through school.
When I moved out, I had to pay my own way for the first time.