pay in
phrasal verb
paid in; paying in; pays in
British
: to put (money) in an account : deposit
I went to the bank to pay in a cheque.
paying a cheque in an account
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Even on social media, you don’t get paid for posts — you get paid in likes, in affirmations.
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Rodney Ray, the owner of T&R Taste of Texas Restaurant, asked in a March 2023 call why the restaurants had not been paid in January, Pryor said that the delay was due to the audit.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The rest could be paid in stock.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Although her big strategy reveal won’t be until early November, Weir has already made a few changes, including canceling the listing fee that designers had to pay in order to be part of the official LFW calendar.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Rodney Ray, the owner of T&R Taste of Texas Restaurant, asked in a March 2023 call why the restaurants had not been paid in January, Pryor said that the delay was due to the audit.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The rest could be paid in stock.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Although her big strategy reveal won’t be until early November, Weir has already made a few changes, including canceling the listing fee that designers had to pay in order to be part of the official LFW calendar.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Pay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20in. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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