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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A lot of those positions aren’t the highest paid in free agency.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
State leaders also made efforts to increase pay in 2023 and 2024, but were unsuccessful.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The federal cuts have directly impacted the more than 1,700 faculty, staff or graduate assistants across UConn and UConn Health whose salaries are paid in part by federal grants and programs, according to a September memo from UConn’s Interim Vice President for Finance Reka Wrynn.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Not many children have to pay a kiddie tax -- out of more than 70 million children in America, about 333,000 paid in 2021, the most recent year with IRS statistics available.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
State leaders also made efforts to increase pay in 2023 and 2024, but were unsuccessful.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The federal cuts have directly impacted the more than 1,700 faculty, staff or graduate assistants across UConn and UConn Health whose salaries are paid in part by federal grants and programs, according to a September memo from UConn’s Interim Vice President for Finance Reka Wrynn.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Not many children have to pay a kiddie tax -- out of more than 70 million children in America, about 333,000 paid in 2021, the most recent year with IRS statistics available.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
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