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verb

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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Recent Examples of paid
Adjective
These jobs typically don't come with paid leave, either. Madeline Mitchell, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 This shift in consumer trust represents a major change for digital marketers who rely on paid search as a major part of their customer acquisition and sales strategy. Roger Dooley, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
  • Critics dismissed it as expensive and unnecessary, arguing that students could read a guide or browse online forums for free.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Mandatory spending—like those entitlement programs—is much more expensive than discretionary spending.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • She’s spent over five years researching, reporting on, and writing about the beauty industry for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie.
    Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 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
  • But Grayson was still hired after a former Sangamon County deputy gave him a good recommendation.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Kennedy has hired David Geier, a man who has repeatedly claimed a link between vaccines and autism, to lead the autism research effort.
    Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the artists invitations to design work for events both in China and abroad.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • So, higher cocoa prices hit the bottom line directly.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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

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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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