PAID

paid

(adjective) marked by the reception of pay; “paid work”; “a paid official”; “a paid announcement”; “a paid check”

nonrecreational, paid

(adjective) involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby

gainful, paid, paying

(adjective) yielding a fair profit

PAY

give, pay, devote

(verb) dedicate; “give thought to”; “give priority to”; “pay attention to”

pay

(verb) bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; “You’ll pay for this!”; “She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly”; “You’ll pay for this opinion later”

give, pay

(verb) convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; “Don’t pay him any mind”; “give the orders”; “Give him my best regards”; “pay attention”

pay

(verb) give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; “I paid four dollars for this sandwich”; “Pay the waitress, please”

pay, pay off, make up, compensate

(verb) do or give something to somebody in return; “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”

yield, pay, bear

(verb) bring in; “interest-bearing accounts”; “How much does this savings certificate pay annually?”

pay

(verb) render; “pay a visit”; “pay a call”

pay

(verb) be worth it; “It pays to go through the trouble”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

paid

simple past tense and past participle of pay

Etymology 2

Adjective

paid (not comparable)

That is not free of charge; that costs money.

Synonym: nonfree

(slang) Rich, wealthy

Anagrams

• DIPA, PADI, apid, iPad

Source: Wiktionary

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Paid, imp., p. p., & a. of Pay.

1. Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.

2. Satisfied; contented. [Obs.] "Paid of his poverty." Chaucer.

PAY

Pay, v. t. Etym: [OF. peier, fr. L. picare to pitch, i pitch: cf. OF. peiz pitch, F. poix. See Pitch a black substance.] (Naut.)

Definition: To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paid; p. pr. & vb. n. Paying.] Etym: [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See Peace.]

1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants. May no penny ale them pay [i. e., satisfy]. P. Plowman. [She] pays me with disdain. Dryden.

2. Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon. For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. B. Jonson.

3. To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed). "Pay me that thou owest." Matt. xviii. 28. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 26. If they pay this tax, they starve. Tennyson.

4. To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised. This day have I paid my vows. Prov. vii. 14.

5. To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit. Not paying me a welcome. Shak. To pay off. (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off the crew of a ship. (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to unwind.

– To pay one's duty, to render homage, as to a sovereign or other superior.

– To pay out (Naut.), to pass out; hence, to slacken; to allow to run out; as, to pay out more cable. See under Cable.

– To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble. [Colloq.]

Pay, v. i.

Definition: To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. Ps. xxxvii. 21.

2. Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays. To pay for. (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with life. (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to be mulcted on account of. 'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings. Beau. & Fl.

– To pay off. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.

– To pay on. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] To beat with vigor; to redouble blows. [Colloq.] -- To pay round Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To turn the ship's head.

Pay, n.

1. Satisfaction; content. Chaucer.

2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier. Where only merit constant pay receives. Pope. There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange. Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.

– Half pay. See under Half.

– Pay day, the day of settlement of accounts.

– Pay dirt (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U.S.] -- Pay office, a place where payment is made.

– Pay roll, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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