paid

[peɪd]

Definition:
1. Marked by the reception of pay.
2. Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby.
3. Yielding a fair profit.

Use 'paid' in a sentence:

1. She let slip that she had not paid her tax.
2. Iaccount myself well paid.
3. The hired hands were paid off at the end of the harvest season.
4. Her health was the forfeIt'she paid for working too hard.
5. He paid the money back promptly.
6. What are total payable points, total paid points, and current period?
7. Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office.
8. The dismissal letter said "every minute worked is paid, and every minute that is worked should be clocked in."
9. The job is relatively poorly paid.
10. He paid the money under coercion.
11. The sum was paid ex gratia.
12. The lawyer is paid only if he wins.
13. I only paid a few coppers for it.
14. I paid five euros for it.
15. Are you paid weekly or monthly?
16. The job is very well paid.
17. I forget how much they paid for it.
18. You get paid by the hour.
19. You will be paid in American dollars.
20. Employees are paid weekly.
21. .a series of airforce strikes that put paid to the General's hopes of fighting on.
22. The President paid today a surprise visit to two Medicare patients.
23. I've paid him back for the trick he played on me.
24. put paid to sth.
25. He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
26. She gets paid seven dollars an hour.
27. Your last month's salary will be paid by remittance.
28. To put It'simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10 % better paid.
29. We're paid by the hour.
30. The lawyer was paid a huge salary.
31. We paid ￡10 , 000 for the shop, and ￡2000 for its goodwill.
32. He was paid an undisclosed sum.
33. All the witnesses had been paid off.
34. Students who have not paid their fees will be debarred from taking examinations.
35. Characteristically, Helen paid for everyone.
36. I paid out a lot of money for that car.
37. He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners.
38. Only six months ago I ran my own business. The recession put paid to that.
39. There's a whole stack of bills waiting to be paid.
40. She's a highly paid TV presenter.
41. It is one of the lowest-paid jobs.
42. She paid dearly for her mistake.
43. Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform.
44. The balance of$ 500 must be paid within 90 days.
45. Many people paid with their lives.
46. Only half the people here are in paid employment.
47. The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year.
48. They're paid by the hour.
49. Helen had recently paid him a visit.
50. We paid a fleeting visit to Paris.
51. You'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account.
52. I paid in a cheque this morning.
53. Don and Julie paid for it themselves.
54. She paid him a handsome compliment.
55. Have you paid him the rent yet?
56. Many students now have paid employment during term.
57. Need you have paid so much?
58. The money already paid is irretrievable.
59. His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough.
60. Have they been paid the money that is due to them?
61. Wages are paid on Fridays.
62. She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience.