pay in
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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That brings in $7,500 a year, about what the club is paying in rent and utilities for a single month.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The gallery employed 27 in the UK and five in the US, who are cumulatively owed about £39,000 (approximately $53,000), and will be paid in full, reports the Art Newspaper.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Imagine a place where every home has paraphernalia for distilling spirits, where there is a toast for nearly any occasion, and where your taxes – paid in grain, not cash – are deposited straight into a communal still.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
This math shows that the price a California homebuyer might have paid in March was equal to 27 years of their metro’s common rent.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The gallery employed 27 in the UK and five in the US, who are cumulatively owed about £39,000 (approximately $53,000), and will be paid in full, reports the Art Newspaper.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Imagine a place where every home has paraphernalia for distilling spirits, where there is a toast for nearly any occasion, and where your taxes – paid in grain, not cash – are deposited straight into a communal still.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
This math shows that the price a California homebuyer might have paid in March was equal to 27 years of their metro’s common rent.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
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 7 May. 2026.
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