paid

American  

[peyd] / peɪd /

verb

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

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paid British  

/ 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

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paid Idioms  

1. see under pay.

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Other Word Forms

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

Example Sentences

People are limited to 20 litres of fuel at the petrol pumps, which must be paid for in US dollars.

From BBC

The costs paid off in terms of publicity.

From Literature

But with the nomination of a new chairman, more attention should be paid to a different sort of “corridor,” a monetary one that could fix the Fed’s balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal

He alleges that Showtime “through a complex web of hidden accounts, unauthorized transactions, and deliberate concealment of financial records,” wrongly paid some of his earnings to his former manager, Al Haymon.

From Los Angeles Times

Only Liverpool, whose spend was increased by bonuses paid to players for winning the Premier League, and Manchester City were higher in England.

From BBC

Related Words

• compensated
• salaried