pay into
phrasal verb
paid into; paying into; pays into
chiefly US
: to put money into (a fund or account)
Each month she pays into an account that can be used for medical expenses.
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This legislation provides long-overdue tax relief for seniors who have worked hard and paid into Social Security their entire lives.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The transit agency gets money from hotels that pay into the system based on number of rooms and from rider fares.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The mayor’s other key ask — for CPS to resume paying into the pension fund for the nonteaching staff — also failed to gain traction.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The transit agency gets money from hotels that pay into the system based on number of rooms and from rider fares.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The mayor’s other key ask — for CPS to resume paying into the pension fund for the nonteaching staff — also failed to gain traction.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay into
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“Pay into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20into. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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