pay into
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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Lawmakers are now calling for audits, while consumers continue paying into the program through their utility bills.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Social Security payment amounts are determined by several factors, including age of retirement, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into Social Security.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
But advocates say that failing to pay into the fund threatens to do more than delay promised improvements to the sector.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The fewer younger Americans there are, the fewer workers exist to pay into the system that supports more than 70 million retirees and others.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Social Security payment amounts are determined by several factors, including age of retirement, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into Social Security.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
But advocates say that failing to pay into the fund threatens to do more than delay promised improvements to the sector.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The fewer younger Americans there are, the fewer workers exist to pay into the system that supports more than 70 million retirees and others.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Pay into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20into. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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