to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt.
Each individual conceives the value of money for success, perceives the value of money for social status, and senses the value of money as a means to fulfill physical needs. Money became a symbol for the success and fulfillment of the individual as a member of the collective.
Dreams of money can have lots of symbolic meanings. Your interpretation will hopefully be spot on and good luck will soon come your way. But it is also worth considering other possible interpretations of money dreams. Some say that to dream of money or winning treasure symbolise the true part of yourself - a part of you that has been hidden, neglected or well and truly repressed. This part of you has now been allowed to come out as shown in your dream. You say that you and your partner both had similar dreams about finding money.