Definition of paid
- past tense and past participle of pay
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Definition of paid
1
: marked by the receipt of pay
- paid vacation time
2
: being or having been paid or paid for
- a paid official
- a paid political announcement
Examples of paid in a Sentence
She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
Recent Examples of paid from the Web
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The officers and deputy will remain on paid administrative leave, per policy, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.
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Per policy, the involved officers will remain on paid administrative leave until the completion of the investigation.
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Other initiatives to improve inclusion and diversity mentioned include a paid intern scheme, family-friendly policies and a greater focus on mentoring programs to help advance female executives.
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Free and paid parking will be located nearby the memorial.
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Nixle offers free and paid notification services for local police departments, county emergency management offices, municipal governments and their agencies all over the United States.
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From 1978 to 2000, Americans with paid vacation took an average of 20.3 days.
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Four Hillsboro police officers remain on paid administrative leave Tuesday in connection with the weekend killing of a 20-year-old man.
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Hurney was placed on a paid administrative leave Wednesday by Carolina while the NFL investigates the matter, even though his ex-wife Jeannie Hurney has withdrawn her complaint.
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First Known Use of paid
1817
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Definition of paid for English Language Learners
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: receiving money for work
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—used to indicate if someone receives low or high pay for work
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: having been paid for
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