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.