pei
1. (loan) (verb) to be paid.
E hoa mā, e tata ana ngā rā e kautetia ai ngā mahi o te tima hou nei o te 'Aotea' kei reira e mōhiotia ai pēhea te haere i ngā moni kei te pei (TJ 19/7/1900:9). / Friends, the days are close when the affairs of this new steamer, the 'Aotea', will be accounted for, then it will be known how the money is being paid.
Synonyms: ea
2. (loan) (noun) pay, wages.
Nō te 8 o ngā rā te pei tuatahi o te turūpa nei (TP 1/1911:8). / On the 8th, the troupe got their first pay.
