paid

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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

Reenactors recount what life was like for enslaved people in video presentations; displays teach visitors about the business of slavery, how enslaved people gained their freedom (or didn't), and different forms of paid and unpaid labor in Colonial-era America. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

While many tools have advanced features behind paid tiers, nearly all of them offer free access at the entry level. —Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

As for paid plans, Slack's starting costs are higher than those for Teams across the board. —John Brandon, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025

Note: This article is being published as a paid political commentary. —Janus Norman, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 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