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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Paradoxically, the same workers who are exploited for their labor while paying into benefits for other Americans and getting nothing in return themselves are demonized and subject to an increasingly hostile enforcement regime.
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Thomas Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Council member Phillip Philbin pointed out growing debt and dwindling services as concerns in paying into DART.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Washington workers started paying into a fund for universal long-term care insurance.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
Internal Revenue Service investigators estimated $159 million was paid into the tax shelter, and McPhee's clients only paid taxes on about 2% of their income.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Council member Phillip Philbin pointed out growing debt and dwindling services as concerns in paying into DART.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Washington workers started paying into a fund for universal long-term care insurance.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
Internal Revenue Service investigators estimated $159 million was paid into the tax shelter, and McPhee's clients only paid taxes on about 2% of their income.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Pay into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20into. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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