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past tense of pay
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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 yielded
to produce as revenue an investment paying six percent

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paid

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adjective

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Recent Examples of paid
Verb
Other free versions of tax-prep software repeatedly pushed filers into paid options, sometimes via confusing instructions or dire warnings. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025 The Federal Trade Commission oversees disclosure obligations for paid endorsement, the experts said. Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 19 May 2025
Adjective
There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor. Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 They are paid to solve each puzzle in advance. New York Times Games, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid
Verb
  • And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
  • No film version of Wilson has compensated for his arch, schematic theatricality, specifically in Fences (2016), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020), and now The Piano Lesson.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator.
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • By this logic, reducing the time spent on task initiation can increase your overall productivity, with more time spent on actual work rather than task transitioning.
    Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In contrast, 10 away games have yielded just 13 points, a distinctly mid-table return.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Spending the first nine years of his MLB career in Houston has yielded Bregman plenty of opportunities to play in the postseason.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Manager Craig Counsell hired Quintin Berry and Jose Javier to be his base coaches for a reason.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Separately, the Health Department hired the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors to audit Perkins.
    Katie Mettler, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • An absolutely massive ranch just an hour from Salt Lake City could become one of the most expensive properties ever sold in Utah. Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch in Morgan County, all 7,000-plus acres of it, has just hit the market for an incredible $72.5 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
  • Conversely, the league’s second-most expensive team in terms of salary, Toronto FC ($34,146,193) is second-worst in the Eastern Conference and third-worst in the league in terms of points (just 13 in 17 games).
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The health insurance premiums should be paid from the business account or reimbursed before year-end.
    Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • However, under a 2019 law, all federal workers would be reimbursed for retroactive wages later.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The man took off his cloak and made a blanket of it, but the cloak was thin and threadbare and provided little warmth.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The payment will be direct deposited into the bank account provided on the eligible person's 2023 tax return or mailed to the address of record.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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