paid

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ˈpād 

past tense and past participle of pay

paid

2 of 2

adjective

1

: marked by the receipt of pay

paid vacation time

2

: being or having been paid or paid for

a paid official

a paid political announcement

Examples of paid in a Sentence

Adjective

She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.

She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The mix of free and paid activities include: 🧊 The Minnesota Ice Festival stars what organizers hope will be the world's largest ice maze at TCO Stadium in Eagan (Jan. 10-Feb. 16). —Torey Van Oot, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025

As for paid options, Parallels Desktop starts at $129.99 for a perpetual license or $99.99 per year. —Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025

Although network security and parental controls require a paid subscription, the 2.5GbE WAN/LAN ports deliver ample bandwidth for streaming and high-traffic activities. —Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024

There are no federal licensing or competency requirements, and some paid preparers have no training or experience, the report noted. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paid

• all-expenses-paid
• be paid up
• postage-paid
• put paid to
• reply-paid

Kids Definition

paid

1 of 2

ˈpād 

past and past participle of pay

paid

2 of 2 adjective

: being or having been paid or paid for

a paid political announcement