pay in
phrasal verb
paid in; paying in; pays in
British
: to put (money) in an account : deposit
I went to the bank to pay in a cheque.
paying a cheque in an account
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Hospitals often charge several times more for procedures when insurance or government reimbursement is used than when paid in cash.
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Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Cutting taxes has the effect of both reducing the amount of money Idahoans and companies pay in taxes, as well as reducing the amount of revenue available to the state.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Nov. 2025
Because experimentation rarely paid in the short term, social rewards—status, respect, admiration—became vital for sustaining artists on a path of invention.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
Someone usually pays in the NFL for this kind of ineptitude.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Cutting taxes has the effect of both reducing the amount of money Idahoans and companies pay in taxes, as well as reducing the amount of revenue available to the state.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Nov. 2025
Because experimentation rarely paid in the short term, social rewards—status, respect, admiration—became vital for sustaining artists on a path of invention.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
Someone usually pays in the NFL for this kind of ineptitude.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Pay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20in. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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