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adjective

Definition of paidnext
as in expensive

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verb

past tense of pay
1
as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave

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as in met
to give what is owed for you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue

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as in spent
to hand over or use up in payment rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert

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as in yielded
to produce as revenue an investment paying six percent

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as in hired
to provide with a paying job pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer

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Recent Examples of paid
Adjective
The Ambassador Premier program is a pre-paid, automatic replenishing program. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
That poll was paid for by a political action committee allied with Sheriff Tony. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 Women lawmakers have historically been more likely to focus on issues including healthcare, childcare, education, paid family leave and maternal health, Swers added. — MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid
  1. expensive
  2. compensated
  3. met
  4. spent
  5. yielded
  6. hired
  7. high
  8. reimbursed
Adjective
  • Several owners explored plans to preserve and restore the historic ship, but maintaining the aging vessel became increasingly expensive.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The problem is that delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats take a massive 15 percent to 30 percent cut on every order, largely because paying human drivers is expensive.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of expensive
Verb
  • Disa tells them they’ll be compensated, but the Rings, already hidden, will soon be destroyed.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
  • With these collaborations, estates and relevant parties are always compensated.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of compensated
Verb
  • The couple met in 2018 through a Mormon dating app and tied the knot the next year, before welcoming their first child, Nora, in November 2021.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Extra oxygen atoms helped balance the charge where neighboring regions met.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of met
Verb
  • The commission, formed earlier in 2026 after several council members called for a local moratorium, has spent roughly two months working on a 150-page report outlining recommendations for how the city could regulate data centers.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But co-founder Lynn Lowder, the chief executive officer, spent 16 years in the Marine Corps, starting with force reconnaissance in Vietnam.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • His lack of defensive workload and his club’s 81-81 record — albeit one that yielded a division title and would have been worse without Alvarez — could have weighed against him.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But still, Pavement’s five-album run between 1992 and 1999 yielded two, maybe three masterpieces and a catalog so rich the band can now call up nearly 100 tunes.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of yielded
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  • Dana Brown and Perry Minasian have been hired as senior advisers of amateur scouting to work alongside Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Families and local lawmakers have also been demanding an investigation into how Mohassib was hired by the Department of Education to be a teacher's aide at Public School 200.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of hired
Adjective
  • The high-scoring, deep-shooting affair continued seconds into the second half with Egor Denim beginning the third with another trey to give the Nets a 20-point lead.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Jacob Cofie contributed 13 points, matched his career high with rebounds and dished out six assists and KJ Lewis scored 16 for USC (3-0), which dominated on the boards 53-36.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of high
Verb
  • Then, you'd be reimbursed for up to $5,000 per year of eligible expenses.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Families are reimbursed for the cost of 15 hours of preschool per week, which amounts to more than $6,000 per year.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of reimbursed

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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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