How to Use be paid up in a Sentence
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While many companies may ask for a deposit, BBB suggests that no more than one-third of the job be paid up front.
—Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2020
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People who participate in the full two-year study may be paid up to $3,490, according to the release.
—Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
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Singh, the union chapter president, also said those employees could be paid up to $4 per hour less if they were moved to San Jose.
—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2021
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The contract has since been extended three times, and the firm can be paid up to $1 million for its services, department officials said.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2021
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In December, the attorney general’s office picked Lanier to lead the lawsuit against Google and inked a contract that allows him to be paid up to $945 an hour.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 16 July 2021
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The additional fees you’re required to pay will either be paid up front as part of the down payment or factored into the monthly loan payment.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023
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Several hundred million dollars would be paid up front to GM to retool the Kokomo plant, the Times reported.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2021
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Officials say participants will be paid up to $1,620 and transportation will be provided for older adults.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 21 Aug. 2020
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However, a person who's entitled to more than one type of Social Security benefit can only be paid up to the higher of those benefit rates.
—Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 4 July 2021
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