as in profitable
yielding a profit
finally found a paying job
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as in payment
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the actual shopping was quick, but with the long lines, paying for the stuff seemed to take forever
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as in compensating
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 meeting
to give what is owed for
you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue
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as in spending
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 giving
to produce as revenue
an investment paying six percent
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as in employing
to provide with a paying job
pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer
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Recent Examples of paying
Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Abreanna Blose, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other revenue sources include federal and local money, with the remainder from paying fares.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Bandit, Bluey's father, has taken a higher-paying job in another city, and the impending change sparks a variety of emotions for Bluey, Bingo, Chili, and all the friends and neighbors.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
After Manatee County commissioners passed an impact fee increase in June — resulting in developers paying millions of dollars more to support infrastructure needs like roads, sewer and water utilities — local builders sued to block the measure.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
If your credits were earned decades ago at low-paying jobs, then your spousal benefit might well be larger than your own retirement benefit.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
So, while a paying customer willing to spend $100 on a coin bundle will typically receive around 100 Sweeps Coins as a bonus, the non-paying customer who mails in a postcard is capped at 5 Sweeps Coins – a nominal amount.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
See the pet in person before paying any money.
—Abreanna Blose, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other revenue sources include federal and local money, with the remainder from paying fares.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Bandit, Bluey's father, has taken a higher-paying job in another city, and the impending change sparks a variety of emotions for Bluey, Bingo, Chili, and all the friends and neighbors.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
After Manatee County commissioners passed an impact fee increase in June — resulting in developers paying millions of dollars more to support infrastructure needs like roads, sewer and water utilities — local builders sued to block the measure.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
If your credits were earned decades ago at low-paying jobs, then your spousal benefit might well be larger than your own retirement benefit.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying
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Kurt Hutson, owner of Rise Academy located north of Dallas in Allen, said 3- and 4-year-old students are the most profitable in terms of the revenue source from their tuition.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adopt zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and multiparty computation (MPC) to validate identity attributes without exposing the raw data, making synthetic identity theft less profitable.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The payment goes through my friend’s fiancé’s mother’s Tesla account, the poor woman accidentally footing the bill.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The state agency, which is in charge of the unemployment program, will be required to search its archives and locate the people denied benefits and obtain their payment information in order to send out unemployment benefits they were denied, according to the order.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sanders is known for his impressive tackling ability, compensating for his rather lackluster skills in coverage.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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Adidas and the Oaxaca government were expected to hold talks focused on compensating the Indigenous community, Mexico’s Deputy Secretary of Cultural Development Marina Núñez Bespalova said Friday.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Since then, Pate says the band has written more music, including a song for a potential season two, after meeting one of their musical inspirations Cage the Elephant.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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After meeting with city officials, the festival added more water stations and shaded areas.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Even after spending £420m, Liverpool are arguably a little light in a couple of areas.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Today, the foundation operates the state’s largest private, nonprofit art program, including employing nearly 20 art professionals.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Winocour is a tasteful stylist, employing Filip Leyman and Anna Von Hausswolff’s evocative score to further elevate her already plenty stirring pictures.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sweet Martha’s, which operates three stands at the fair, is more lucrative than any other food purveyor by a huge margin.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This designation gives them access to federal benefits intended for rural communities, such as lower thresholds for qualifying for the lucrative 340B Drug Pricing Program and expanded graduate medical education slots.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Paying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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