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

Under the agreement, the maximum possible payroll tax for paid leave will be 1.1% rather than 1.2%. —Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025

Other free versions of tax-prep software repeatedly pushed filers into paid options, sometimes via confusing instructions or dire warnings. —Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025

The Federal Trade Commission oversees disclosure obligations for paid endorsement, the experts said. —Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 19 May 2025

What Lyft, Meta, Adobe, Bank of America offer Private-sector companies rarely offer such long leaves for paid sabbaticals, though policies vary widely. —Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1817, 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