bring in vs pay

bring in

verb
  • To earn money for a company or for the family. 

  • To return a verdict in a court of law. 

  • To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation. 

  • To move something indoors, or into an area. 

  • To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation. 

pay

verb
  • To be profitable for. 

  • To discharge an obligation or debt. 

  • To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear. 

  • To be profitable or worth the effort. 

  • To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny. 

  • To suffer consequences. 

  • To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. 

  • To give (something else than money). 

  • To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. 

adj
  • Operable or accessible on deposit of coins. 

  • Pertaining to or requiring payment. 

noun
  • Money given in return for work; salary or wages. 

How often have the words bring in and pay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )