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

Free With Ads United’s implementation of Starlink did, however, impose a form of latency that doesn’t exist on its current Wi-Fi system and its tiers of free and paid service. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025

Deep Research: With a paid subscription, ChatGPT can conduct detailed research, saving time by compiling comprehensive reports from online sources. —Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

No paid ads needed, no years spent building a following. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

The administration has broadcast its toughest measures on TV, social media and in paid advertisements, to discourage migrants from coming and convince those here illegally to leave. —Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 29 Apr. 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