pair
noun [ C ]
uk/peər/ ustwo people, things, or organizations that work, are used, or appear together:
The pair are accused of securities fraud.
The carpenters worked in pairs.
pair
verb
uk/peər/ us [ T ] (also pair off)
to combine two things to produce a particular result:
pair (off) sth with sth He is asking the state for a $26 million investment to be paired with private support of $10 million.
Some funds combine long and short positions, usually pairing off stocks in the same industry.
[ I or T ]
to put two people or groups together to work or learn something, or to form a group of two for these purposes:
The instructor paired us off, so that we could test the new techniques.
pair sb (off) with sb Ms. Morris was paired with Ms. Lindsay, with whom she spent two days learning about various aspects of running a wine business.
Employees paired off and began their tasks.