paid

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ˈpād 

past tense and past participle of pay

paid

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adjective

1

: marked by the receipt of pay

paid vacation time

2

: being or having been paid or paid for

a paid official

a paid political announcement

Examples of paid in a Sentence

Adjective

She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.

She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Her endorsement carries weight that no paid channel can replicate. —Allison Stern, Fortune, 3 June 2026

In January 2024, Yan formalized the project’s stance in four lines that have since become something of a creed in the space: no investors, no paid market makers, no fees to the dev team, no insiders. —Sebastian Widmann, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026

What do platforms do to the boundary between paid and unpaid labor-time? —Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

Finally, determine whether signing up for a paid app is necessary or if a free version provides enough insight to make a difference. —Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paid

• all-expenses-paid
• be paid up
• postage-paid
• put paid to
• reply-paid

Rhymes for paid

• aid
• aide
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade

Kids Definition

paid

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ˈpād 

past and past participle of pay

paid

2 of 2 adjective

: being or having been paid or paid for

a paid political announcement