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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Creole-language radio stations offer up consultants giving free and paid consultations for Haitians seeking residency across the U.S. border.
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Four Bessemer City High School employees remain on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into alleged misconduct related to student grade reports.
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The event featured a mix of free and paid activities, all with a fairy theme.
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The core net neutrality rules prohibit paid prioritization and prohibit ISPs from blocking or throttling lawful Internet traffic.
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All four officers remain on paid administrative leave while the investigation into the incident continues.
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From this perspective, the post-industrial reinvention of the region offered only low-paid service work or the hazy idea of job retraining.
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Free and paid elements will be included in the six-hour forum, starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Green Acres restaurant,10300 Campus Point Drive on Torrey Pines Mesa.
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A unique factor facing American mothers is the U.S.'s lack of paid maternity leave.
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First Known Use of paid
1817
Other Economics Terms
PAID Defined for English Language Learners
paid
adjective
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
PAID Defined for Kids
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