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.

Examples of pay into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the final number of class members exceeds that total by 5% or more, then the amount paid into the fund will increase by the same percentage. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Last October, a report found that some 1.1 million married women were limiting their work hours to avoid reaching the level (about $8,900 annually) at which employees pay into public pension and insurance programs. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024 Incidentally, many people advocate that one of the best ways to aid the country since its devastating earthquake in 2023 is to pay into its tourist economy and visit. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 If Americans are forced to pay into social security, then the federal government must fully honor its obligation to pay out social security as promised. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024 Most American workers pay into the system for decades and have a monetary balance accumulating in their name. The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2024 One proposal put forward by the European Commission would involve using a special levy to collect the windfall interest income, which would then be paid into the EU budget for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024 Policymakers worry that fewer babies means fewer young workers down the line to pay into the country’s expensive social security system and fund the pensions of older people, who are living longer than ever. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 Recipients’ age at the time of retirement, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into Social Security all affect the maximum payment retirees can receive. Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024

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“Pay into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20into. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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