paidverb
uk/peɪd/us/peɪd/past simple and past participle of pay
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- disgorge
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- pick up the bill/tab idiom
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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paidadjective
uk/peɪd/us/peɪd/being given money for something:
Are you looking for paid work or voluntary work?
paid employment
UK paid holiday
US paid vacation
paid leave
used in combination to refer to the amount of money that someone is given for their work:
low-paid workers
a well-paid job
More examples
- She's finally in paid employment.
- I really need to find some paid work.
- She can take up to three weeks of paid leave.
- I can take some time off work but it won't be paid.
- What a luxury to have a paid holiday.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- disgorge
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- pick up the bill/tab idiom
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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