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  • v  give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
    I paid four dollars for this sandwich
  • v  convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
  • v  cancel or discharge a debt
  • v  bring in
  • v  do or give something to somebody in return
  • v  dedicate
  • v  be worth it
  • v  render
  • v  bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
  • v  make a compensation for
    a favor that cannot be paid back
  • v  discharge or settle
  • a  marked by the reception of pay
    paid work
    a paid official
    a paid announcement
    a paid check
  • s  involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
  • s  yielding a fair profit

  • After an initial encounter in which he paid Steve Gobie $80 for sex, the Congressman says he tried to lift the younger man out of drugs and prostitution by hiring him to run errands.
  • Cuomo, Congress, and the public are angry that these bonuses were paid.
  • A political adviser kicks up a storm of outrage by claiming that black ministers were paid to stifle turnout.
News & Articles

  • Port authority paid surcharge for federal lobbyist
    Every time the Virginia Port Authority paid its $10,000-a-month federal lobbying bills, $1,500 charges went to a middleman.        
    June 13, 2013 - Daily Press
  • RI Senate mulls paid time off for caregivers
    Advocates for the elderly and children are urging Rhode Island lawmakers to approve paid time off for workers who have to care for a new child or ill loved one. Groups including Rhode Island Kids Count ...
    June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • RI Senate mulls paid time off for caregivers
    Advocates for the elderly and children are urging Rhode Island lawmakers to approve paid time off for workers who have to care for a new child or ill loved one. Groups including Rhode Island Kids Count ...
    June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Michael Jackson in Hindu
    Mr. Lester, who is godfather to Jackson's three children, told the News of the World: "It was a gift to him, no money was paid, it was something I was honoured to do - he wanted children so badly."
  • Henry Waxman in The Associated Press
    Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., told the BP executive that in his committee's review of 30,000 items, there was "not a single e-mail or document that you paid even the slightest attention to the dangers at this well."
  • Barney Frank in Asbury Park Press
    Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said these bonuses amount to a bribe "to get them to do the jobs for which they are well paid in the first place."

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