paid

1 of 2

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

Noriega’s history with the U.S. began in the 1950s when the CIA recruited him as a paid informant. —Time, 25 Nov. 2025

Those hours can come from paid or unpaid work, volunteering, community service, participation in SNAP Employment & Training programs, or a combination of these. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

However, California law does not require private employers to give workers the day off or observe Veterans Day as a paid holiday. —Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025

Here’s another job that typically requires only a diploma, often with a paid apprenticeship. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1715, 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