Definition of paid
past tense and past participle of pay
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paid
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.
First Known Use of paid
1817
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PAID Defined for English Language Learners
paid
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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