From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpay something ↔ over phrasal verbBFSto make an official payment of money to Clancy’s share of the inheritance was paid over to him. → pay→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pay over• This William Hills shop in Cheltenham is having to pay back over £20,000 in stake money.• Except in tourist hotels and restaurants, it is nearly impossible to pay with anything over a $ 5 note.• Even if you have the cash, paying it over could be a severe strain on your resources.• I was not paid to preside over disasters - however noble the cause.• The Clinton administration favors paying the debt over several years but has been unable to persuade Congress to appropriate the money.• O&Y has agreed to pay £400 million over several years but its bankers will have a say before any deal is ratified.• It would be very much like having Joe take a $ 60,000 pay cut over the entire period.• They sold whisky and champagne to about 4,000 investors, who all paid well over the market price.pay to• All the Official Custodian was doing was receiving the income and paying it over to the charities. 