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Definitions for Paid

[1] a simple past tense and past participle of pay1.
[2] to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
[3] to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt.
[4] to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work.
[5] to defray (cost or expense).
[6] to give compensation for.
[7] to yield a recompense or return to; be profitable to: Your training will pay you well in the future.
[8] to yield as a return: The stock paid six percent last year.
[9] to requite, as for good, harm, or an offense: How can I pay her for her kindness and generosity?
[10] to give or render (attention, respects, compliments, etc.), as if due or fitting.
[11] to make (a call, visit, etc.).
[12] to suffer in retribution; undergo: You'll pay the penalty for your stubbornness!
[13] Nautical . to let (a ship) fall off to leeward.
[14] to transfer money, goods, etc., as in making a purchase or settling a debt.
[15] to discharge a debt or obligation.
[16] to yield a return, profit, or advantage; be worthwhile: It pays to be courteous.
[17] to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained.
[18] to suffer or be punished for something: The murderer paid with his life.
[19] the act of paying or being paid; payment.
[20] wages, salary, or a stipend.
[21] a person with reference to solvency or reputation for meeting obligations: The bank regards him as good pay.
[22] paid employment: in the pay of the enemy.
[23] reward or punishment; requital.
[24] a rock stratum from which petroleum is obtained.
[25] requiring subscribed or monthly payment for use or service: pay television.
[26] operable or accessible on deposit of a coin or coins: a pay toilet.
[27] of or relating to payment.
[28] pay down , to pay (part of the total price) at the time of purchase, with the promise to pay the balance in installments: On this plan you pay only ten percent down. to pay off or back; amortize: The company's debt is being paid down rapidly.
[29] pay for , to suffer or be punished for: to pay for one's sins.
[30] pay off , to pay (someone) everything that is due that person, especially to do so and discharge from one's employ. to pay (a debt) in full. Informal . to bribe. to retaliate upon or punish. Nautical . to fall off to leeward. to result in success or failure: The risk paid off handsomely.
[31] pay out , to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse. to get revenge upon for an injury; punish. to let out (a rope) by slackening.
[32] pay up , to pay fully. to pay on demand: The gangsters used threats of violence to force the shopkeepers to pay up.
[33] to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
[34] the past tense and past participle of pay 1
[35] put paid to mainly British and NZ to end or destroy breaking his leg put paid to his hopes of running in the Olympics
[36] to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc) by giving or doing something he paid his creditors
[37] (when intr, often foll by for ) to give (money) to (a person) in return for goods or services they pay their workers well ; they pay by the hour
[38] to give or afford (a person) a profit or benefit it pays one to be honest
[39] (tr) to give or bestow (a compliment, regards, attention, etc)
[40] (tr) to make (a visit or call)
[41] (intr often foll by for ) to give compensation or make amends
[42] (tr) to yield a return of the shares pay 15 per cent
[43] to give or do (something equivalent) in return; pay back he paid for the insult with a blow
[44] (tr; past tense and past participle paid or payed ) nautical to allow (a vessel) to make leeway
[45] Australian informal to acknowledge or accept (something) as true, just, etc
[46] pay one's way to contribute one's share of expenses to remain solvent without outside help
[47] money given in return for work or services; a salary or wage (as modifier ) a pay slip ; pay claim
[48] paid employment (esp in the phrase in the pay of )
[49] (modifier) requiring the insertion of money or discs before or during use a pay phone ; a pay toilet
[50] (modifier) rich enough in minerals to be profitably mined or worked pay gravel
[51] (tr) nautical to caulk (the seams of a wooden vessel) with pitch or tar

Words related to Paid

salaried, refunded, repaid, remunerated, anted

Words nearby Paid

pahoehoe, pahouin, pahsien, pai-hua, pai-loo, paid, paid-in, paid-in surplus, paid-up, paido-, paige

Origin of Paid

y21620–30; < Middle French peier, Old French < Latin picāre to smear with pitch, derivative of pix (stem pic- ) pitch2

Other words from Paid

non·paid , adjective
self-paid , adjective
un·paid , adjective
well-paid , adjective

Word origin for Paid

yC17: from Old French peier, from Latin picāre, from pix pitch

Synonyms for Paid

compensated, salaried, indemnified, recompensed, refunded, reimbursed, remunerated, repaid