Simple Definition of paid
from our Learner's Dictionarypaid
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past tense and past participle of pay entry 1
1
a
: receiving money for work
She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
b
—used to indicate if someone receives low or high pay for work
He got a job as a highly paid consultant.
She is very well paid.
low-paid workers
2
chiefly US
: having been paid for
a paid political announcement
a paid advertisement
3
: including payment of normal wages, salary, etc.
I get two weeks of paid vacation [=time off during which you receive your normal pay] at my new job.
She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/paid. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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