paid

[peyd]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of pay.

paid

/ peɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of pay 1

2. to end or destroy

   breaking his leg put paid to his hopes of running in the Olympics

Other Word Forms

• nonpaid adjective
• self-paid adjective
• unpaid adjective
• well-paid adjective

Idioms and Phrases

see under pay.

Example Sentences

Duguay said she never received an email informing her of the closure and knows of members who paid their annual fees just days before the announcement was made.

From Los Angeles Times

Judge Simon Mayo KC paid tribute to the "remarkable dignity and composure" of Mr Lucima's family, who sat through the five-month trial.

From BBC

And in 2024, she was investigated by the police over the tax paid on the sale of her council house, again following a slew of reports by unfriendly newspapers, cheered on by the Conservatives.

From BBC

Remember those on strike do not get paid.

From BBC

Bishop Montgomery has 24 transfer students this year, and a booster who said he had paid parents to move their sons to Narbonne confirmed he also was helping Bishop Montgomery.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• compensated www.thesaurus.com
• salaried