pay into
phrasal verb
paid into; paying into; pays into
chiefly US
: to put money into (a fund or account)
Each month she pays into an account that can be used for medical expenses.
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Carriers that provide interstate services pay into the fund, and that money is then used to subsidize phone and internet services to low-income customers, rural and high-cost areas, and to schools, libraries and rural health care providers.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
All residential and business property owners, except those in Bernardo Heights, pay into the fund annually through their property taxes.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Those folks who have worked all their life and paid into that certainly deserve to reap the rewards.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The proceeds will be paid into the Trust, which will then fund programs such as MVT, FAC or the Association of Independent Promoters (AIP), which will in turn take applications from individual venues, artists and promoters.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
All residential and business property owners, except those in Bernardo Heights, pay into the fund annually through their property taxes.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Those folks who have worked all their life and paid into that certainly deserve to reap the rewards.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The proceeds will be paid into the Trust, which will then fund programs such as MVT, FAC or the Association of Independent Promoters (AIP), which will in turn take applications from individual venues, artists and promoters.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay into
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“Pay into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20into. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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