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

Example Sentences

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

Off limits, however, was an obvious way for exhibitors to generate revenue — by selling screen space for paid advertisements. —Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023

Last year, the Biden administration imposed a rail contract on workers that left them with no paid sick leave. —Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023

That effort failed, but several states continue to observe Lincoln's Birthday as a paid holiday, according to the National Constitution Center. —Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023

But the idea of a highly paid and consistent job in engineering has been destabilized. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023

Our earnings are what’s left after expenses on a paid invoice of fish sales. —Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022

Months later, the men confessed in a paid interview with Look magazine. —Emily Wagster Pettus, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023

Months later, the men confessed in a paid interview with Look magazine. —Emily Wagster Pettus, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023

This all falls on top of existing burdens of paid and unpaid work that women experience. —Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 26 June 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paid

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

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

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