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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The tear-down isn’t paid for with current customer rates; rather, back in the day, customers who used electricity generated by the reactors paid into those trust funds through their electric bills.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
If a friend has invited you and paid your entry fee, be generous and offer to pay into some of the side games (putting contests, closest to the pin, ball drops and more) for them.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
For foreign nationals abroad, however, who paid into the same Social Security system, the current status quo for NRAs means 30% withholding and no access to any deductions, including the new senior deduction.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The primary driver is an aging population, particularly as Baby Boomers retire and a shrinking base of younger workers are paying into the program.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
If a friend has invited you and paid your entry fee, be generous and offer to pay into some of the side games (putting contests, closest to the pin, ball drops and more) for them.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
For foreign nationals abroad, however, who paid into the same Social Security system, the current status quo for NRAs means 30% withholding and no access to any deductions, including the new senior deduction.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The primary driver is an aging population, particularly as Baby Boomers retire and a shrinking base of younger workers are paying into the program.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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