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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Importers paid roughly $24 billion in tariffs in May, more than tripling the $7 billion paid in January, U.S. Census Bureau data showed.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2025
By contrast, Florida, one of 19 donor states, paid in $310.6 billion and received $293.4 billion back.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Reinsurance is a vital part of Florida’s insurance system that affects how much homeowners and businesses pay in premiums.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
But at the end of 2023, the company announced a massive $16-per-share special dividend to be paid in early 2024.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2025
By contrast, Florida, one of 19 donor states, paid in $310.6 billion and received $293.4 billion back.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Reinsurance is a vital part of Florida’s insurance system that affects how much homeowners and businesses pay in premiums.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
But at the end of 2023, the company announced a massive $16-per-share special dividend to be paid in early 2024.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay in
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“Pay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20in. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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