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

Regardless of whether the person was a friend, a freelancer or a paid surrogate, this kind of falsity completely undermines the recruiting process. —Tokumasa Yamashita, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Under the new law, most able-bodied recipients between the ages of 18 and 64 will be required to work at least 20 hours a week in a paid or volunteer position, or participate in a job training program for at least 20 hours a week. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025

Typically, a paid account costs $59.88 a year for solo use or $89.88 a year on a friends-and-family plan covering up to 10 users. —PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025

Deep Think will eventually come to the API, giving developers a way to access more prompts as a paid service. —Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 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