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paid 1
(pād)v.
Past tense and past participle of pay1.
paid 2
(pād)v. Nautical
A past tense and a past participle of pay2.
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paid
(peɪd)vb
1. the past tense and past participle of pay1
2. put paid to chiefly Brit and NZ to end or destroy: breaking his leg put paid to his hopes of running in the Olympics.
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pay1
(peɪ)v. paid or (Obs. except for def. 18b) payed, pay•ing, v.t.
1. to discharge or settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something.
2. to give over (money) in exchange for something.
3. to transfer money to (a person or organization) as compensation for work done or services rendered.
4. to defray (cost or expense).
5. to be profitable to: Your training will pay you well in the future.
6. to yield as a return: The stock paid six percent last year.
7. to reward or retaliate against, as for good, harm, or an offense.
8. to give or render (attention, respects, a compliment, etc.), as if due or fitting.
9. to make (a call, visit, etc.).
10. to suffer in retribution; undergo: to pay the penalty for a crime.
v.i. 11. to transfer money, goods, etc., as in making a purchase or settling a debt.
12. to discharge a debt or obligation.
13. to yield a return, profit, or advantage; be worthwhile: It pays to be courteous.
14. to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained.
15. to suffer or be punished for something: to pay with one's life.
16. pay back,
a. to repay or return.
b. to retaliate against; punish.
17. pay off,
a. to pay (someone) everything that is due that person, esp. final wages.
b. to pay (a debt) in full.
c. Informal. to bribe.
d. to retaliate against; punish.
e. to result in success or failure.
18. pay out,
a. to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse.
b. to let out (a rope) by slackening.
19. pay up,
n. a. to pay fully.
b. to pay on demand.
20. the act of paying or being paid; payment.
21. wages, salary, or a stipend.
22. paid employment.
adj. 23. operable or accessible on deposit of coins: a pay toilet.
24. pertaining to or requiring payment.
Idioms: 1. pay one's (own) way, to pay one's own share of the expenses; be self-supporting.
2. pay through the nose, to pay an exorbitant price.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old French paier < Medieval Latin pācāre to satisfy, settle (a debt), Latin: to pacify (by force of arms). See peace]
pay2
(peɪ)v.t. payed, pay•ing.
to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
[1620–30; < Middle French peier, Old French < Latin picāre to smear with pitch, derivative of pix (s. pic-) pitch2]
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| Adj. | 1. | paid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" unpaid - not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" |
| 2. | paid - involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby professional - engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes" | |
| 3. | paid - yielding a fair profit profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" |
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paid
adjective salaried, waged, rewarded, remunerated a well-paid accountant
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Translations
placený
betalt
maksettu
plaćen
支払い済みの
유급인
betald
ได้จ่ายแล้ว
đã được thanh toán
paid
[peɪd]A. PT & PP of pay
B. ADJ
1. [official] → asalariado, que recibe un sueldo; [work] → remunerado, rentado (S. Cone); [bill, holiday etc] → pagado
a paid hack → un escritorzuelo a sueldo
a paid hack → un escritorzuelo a sueldo
2. to put paid to sth (Brit) → acabar con or poner fin a algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
paid
[ˈpeɪd] pt
pp of pay
adj
to put paid to sth (mainly British) → mettre fin à qchpaid-up [ˌpeɪdˈʌp] adj
[member] → cotisant(e)
Over three million people in Britain are paid-up members of conservation groups → Plus de trois millions de personnes en Grande-Bretagne sont membres cotisants d'une association de protection de la nature.
Over three million people in Britain are paid-up members of conservation groups → Plus de trois millions de personnes en Grande-Bretagne sont membres cotisants d'une association de protection de la nature.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
paid
pret, ptp of payadj
official, work → bezahlt; a highly paid job → ein hoch bezahlter Posten; a highly paid manager → ein hoch bezahlter Manager, eine hoch bezahlte Managerin; paid leave → bezahlter Urlaub
(esp Brit) to put paid to something → etw zunichtemachen; that’s put paid to my weekend → damit ist mein Wochenende geplatzt or gestorben (inf); that’s put paid to him → damit ist für ihn der Ofen aus (inf), → das wars dann wohl für ihn (inf)
n the low/well paid → die Gering-/Gutverdienenden pl
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pay
(pei) – past tense, past participle paid – verb1. to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc. He paid $5 for the book.
2. to return (money that is owed). It's time you paid your debts.
3. to suffer punishment (for). You'll pay for that remark!
4. to be useful or profitable (to). Crime doesn't pay.
5. to give (attention, homage, respect etc). Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.
noun money given or received for work etc; wages. How much pay do you get?
ˈpayable adjective which may be or must be paid. The account is payable at the end of the month.
payˈee noun a person to whom money is (to be) paid.
ˈpayment noun1. money etc paid. The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments.
2. the act of paying. He gave me a book in payment for my kindness.
ˈpay-packet noun an envelope containing a person's wages. The manager handed out the pay-packets.
ˈpay-roll noun1. a list of all the workers in a factory etc. We have 450 people on the pay-roll.
2. the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers. The thieves stole the pay-roll.
pay back1. to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed). I'll pay you back as soon as I can.
2. to punish. I'll pay you back for that!
pay off1. to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed. Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.
2. to have good results. His hard work paid off.
pay up to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt. You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days).
put paid to to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do). The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo.
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paid
→ مُسْدَد placený betalt bezahlt πληρωμένος remunerado maksettu payé plaćen pagato 支払い済みの 유급인 betaald betalt opłacony pago оплаченный betald ได้จ่ายแล้ว ücretli đã được thanh toán 领工资的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
paid
v. pp. de to pay, pagado.
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