How to Use pay into in a Sentence

pay into

phrasal verb
  • Among the many questions that remain unresolved about the fund is who should pay into it.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The spike in the amount the city must pay into its pension each year is a key factor in its financial challenges.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • The fund will initially be housed at the World Bank, and how much countries should pay into it is still undecided.
    WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If the final number of class members exceeds that total by 5% or more, then the amount paid into the fund will increase by the same percentage.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Before then, the school paid over 11 weeks of pay into a joint account held by the Bigazzis, all after he was reportedly killed.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The grant comes from the Electric Program Investment Charge that utility customers across the state pay into.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • The law requires landlords to keep the buildings for long-term tenants or replace the units by building new ones or paying into a city housing fund.
    Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The bureaus don’t conduct sweeps, but do pay into the Impact Reduction Program out of their budgets.
    Gwozniac, oregonlive, 30 July 2023
  • The money will come from the FDIC’s deposit insurance fund, which insured banks pay into every quarter.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • The caps are the point in which the studios will no longer pay into an individual actor’s pension and health plans past a certain earnings dollar amount.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
  • Landlords who convert the buildings to other uses or demolish them must replace the units or pay into a city housing fund.
    Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • If the city approves removal, developers must replace the tree onsite or pay into the city’s tree fund and plant additional trees in the public right-of-way.
    oregonlive, 15 July 2023
  • It was originally intended to reimburse the family with an amount equal to 3.5% of the money the deceased had paid into the system.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 25 June 2023
  • So what’s different? To begin with, the bill now gives the tech platforms the opportunity to pay into a fund rather than have the matter go through arbitration.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 11 June 2024
  • An additional $70 million will be paid into a fund for states to disburse to consumers for similar claims.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Fees will be paid into a Polluters Pay Climate Fund and will cover study and program implementation costs, and pay for climate projects statewide.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Dear Liz: My wife worked in the private sector for 30 years and paid into Social Security before starting her current job in the public sector.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • Psychiatric hospitals don’t pay into that fund, though.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
  • That money will come out of the regulator’s deposit insurance fund, which banks pay into every quarter.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • That money will come out of the regulator's deposit insurance fund, which banks pay into every quarter.
    Niha Masih, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • The system's employers contribute 15% of their payroll into the system and the system's working members, who pay into the system, contribute 7% of their salary.
    Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Most members are paying into their own accounts and saving the money to show good faith in negotiation with management.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Both parties together need to pass legislation to protect the Medicare that retirees earned and paid into for benefits.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
  • Repairs can no longer be ignored by condo associations, as too many did in the past when unit owners voted to exempt paying into reserves.
    Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Social Security offers a good model for these programs: People would pay into a fund during their working years through a payroll tax.
    Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Under the law, Verge was required to compensate the city for the loss of affordable housing by either building replacement units or paying into a fund for housing construction.
    Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
  • The age of recipients at the time of retirement, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into the program all affect the maximum payment retirees can receive.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Prosecutors are seeking to lay claim to money Presta paid into a state pension to apply toward a restitution judgment against him.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • Most American workers pay into the system for decades and have a monetary balance accumulating in their name.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Incidentally, many people advocate that one of the best ways to aid the country since its devastating earthquake in 2023 is to pay into its tourist economy and visit.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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