paid
payd
- 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.