Synonyms of paying

paying 1 of 3

adjective

as in profitable

yielding a profit

finally found a paying job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• profitable
• lucrative
• worthwhile
• economic
• gainful
• remunerative
• beneficial
• juicy
• moneymaking
• money-spinning
• rewarding
• fat
• favorable
• useful
• advantageous
• bankable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unprofitable
• unfavorable
• disadvantageous

paying

2 of 3

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payment
• giving
• compensation
• remittance
• repayment
• remuneration
• disbursement
• rendering
• remitment
• reimbursement
• tendering
• prepayment
• overpayment
• paying up
• paying off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpayment
• underpayment

paying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of pay

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensating
• repaying
• reimbursing
• refunding
• remunerating
• recompensing
• remitting
• prepaying
• paying off
• paying up
• requiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffing

2

as in meeting

to give what is owed for

you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• balancing
• settling
• standing
• discharging
• clearing
• paying off
• liquidating
• footing
• quitting
• springing (for)
• recompensing
• paying up
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

3

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment

rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• giving
• disbursing
• expending
• laying out
• dropping
• outlaying
• shelling out
• wasting
• forking (over, out, or up)
• lavishing
• squandering
• raining
• blowing
• running through
• dissipating
• throwing away
• frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saving
• making
• earning
• acquiring
• securing
• realizing
• gaining
• procuring
• winning
• hoarding
• laying up
• caching
• garnering

4

as in giving

to produce as revenue

an investment paying six percent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giving
• yielding
• returning
• providing
• supplying
• bearing
• affording
• furnishing
• bringing in
• netting
• paying off

5

as in employing

to provide with a paying job

pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employing
• hiring
• recruiting
• placing
• retaining
• engaging
• assuming
• enlisting
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• feeing
• laying on
• jobbing
• promoting
• contracting
• partnering
• subcontracting
• upgrading
• rehiring
• reemploying
• apprenticing
• keeping (on)
• reengaging
• scouting
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• discharging
• firing
• sacking
• canning
• axing
• laying off
• locking out
• furloughing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paying

Adjective

Biancardi said under the Indiana state code, the council can appoint one of its members in a non-paying, ex officio capacity to oversee the clerk-treasurer’s office. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The feature arrives weeks after Google started reducing the default storage for non-paying accounts from 15GB to just 5GB in some regions. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026

All roles are open and non-paying. — Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026

The idea is to remove non-paying riders, often who are homeless, mentally ill or taking illicit drugs, from the system. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026

Customers will still be able to preload $35 for unlimited seven-day travel onto an OMNY card — riding free after paying for 12 trips in any seven-day period — though pre-paying is not required for the unlimited rides. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

Under Niccol, Starbucks has brought back its tradition of baristas doodling on cups in Sharpie pens; reinstated self-serve milk and sugar stations; cut 30% of the food and drink menu; ended its open-bathroom policy for non-paying customers; and laid off 1,100 corporate employees in February. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

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

Noun

In April, the SPLC was charged as an organization with bank fraud and money laundering offenses related to its paying of informants to infiltrate hate groups. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

The affordability crisis extends to healthcare, housing, and access to good paying jobs. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

The survey shows who will be doing more of the paying. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

And many of the jobs that were created are part-time or low paying. — Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026

Is your job one of the highest paying in Kentucky? — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Mar. 2026

The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

Balanced growth, roads and other infrastructure, continuing a positive approach to economic development, attracting industry and high paying jobs. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025

Notably, Ditto is the best paying of the three, but doesn’t accept freelancers from California, Massachusetts and New Jersey. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

Verb

He was given an option to bypass jail by paying a $250 fine and providing the filings within a week. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

At the time, Black had hired Epstein for estate planning and tax advice, paying him millions for the services. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Proponents of data center development said during the legislative session that the state is missing out on high-paying jobs and millions in additional property tax revenue, while putting America at risk of falling behind foreign competitors. — Des Moines Register, States Newsroom, 3 Sep. 2026

These moments pile up and ultimately converge, paying heartwarming tribute to how even the most monomaniacal movie projects necessitate collaboration. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

The pilot is intended to beef up the number of technologies available for the Medicare ACCESS model, an experiment in paying for technology to help beneficiaries manage chronic conditions. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

What if, instead of paying $250 million after mishandling big stock trades, Morgan Stanley simply wasn’t allowed to do those trades for a while? — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Spain is paying for its women's soccer players to freeze their eggs. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

The owner is delinquent on paying property taxes, county records show. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026