paid up

verb

past tense of pay up
as in paid
to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid up
  1. paid
  2. paid off
  3. met
Verb
  • Connie Britton paid tribute to Dolly Parton, less than two weeks after the loss of her Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Carpenter is one of several stars who have paid tribute to Parton following the news of her death.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of paid
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  • The hard work, long hours of studying, and all the time devoted to high school sports and extracurriculars have paid off.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That apathy paid off as the stock quickly peaked out at $219, collapsed a few months later to $80 during the depths of the 2022 tech crash.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of paid off
Verb
  • The two officials met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering in Asheville, North Carolina.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School.
    — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of met
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“Paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20up. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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