paid

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ˈpād 

past tense and past participle of pay

paid

2 of 2

adjective

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

Adjective

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 on the Web

Adjective

And for many women, that looks like a double shift of paid and unpaid work, researchers found. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2025

Autonomous driving leader Waymo launched in Atlanta this week, its fifth major city, just days after competitor Tesla started piloting paid robotaxi rides in Austin. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

The state was the site of one of the nation’s most racially motivated attacks in recent history and was among the last to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday. —Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 18 June 2025

Under the agreement, the maximum possible payroll tax for paid leave will be 1.1% rather than 1.2%. —Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paid

• all-expenses-paid
• be paid up
• postage-paid
• put paid to
• reply-paid

Rhymes for paid

• aid
• aide
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade

Kids Definition

paid

1 of 2

ˈpād 

past and past participle of pay

paid

2 of 2 adjective

: being or having been paid or paid for

a paid political announcement