as in profitable
yielding a profit
finally found a paying job
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as in payment
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the actual shopping was quick, but with the long lines, paying for the stuff seemed to take forever
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as in compensating
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave
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as in meeting
to give what is owed for
you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue
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as in spending
to hand over or use up in payment
rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert
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as in giving
to produce as revenue
an investment paying six percent
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as in employing
to provide with a paying job
pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer
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Recent Examples of paying
Chris Westfall, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Rhonda Sutton, who worked for Jingle this year, shared online that the missing paycheck has left her worried about paying rent.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The case involved college football players who sued ESPN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and conferences for allegedly misappropriating their right of publicity by featuring them in games broadcast on TV without paying them.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Medicaid continued to process payments during that time, but Blue Cross Blue Shield stopped paying after a few months.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The price Xi’s China is paying is deflation.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
After a tumultuous ending in Baltimore, Johnson will be paying the Ravens seasons greetings when the Texans host them on Christmas Day in a key AFC matchup between two playoff contenders.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Though players can potentially boost their non-jackpot Mega Millions winnings by paying an extra $1 for the Megaplier.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Lil Baby now approaches his finances differently, paying taxes quarterly and working with accountants.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
A number of high-paying AI jobs are available, in and around large language models (LLMs) , product management, machine learning and more.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Rhonda Sutton, who worked for Jingle this year, shared online that the missing paycheck has left her worried about paying rent.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The case involved college football players who sued ESPN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and conferences for allegedly misappropriating their right of publicity by featuring them in games broadcast on TV without paying them.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Medicaid continued to process payments during that time, but Blue Cross Blue Shield stopped paying after a few months.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The price Xi’s China is paying is deflation.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
After a tumultuous ending in Baltimore, Johnson will be paying the Ravens seasons greetings when the Texans host them on Christmas Day in a key AFC matchup between two playoff contenders.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Though players can potentially boost their non-jackpot Mega Millions winnings by paying an extra $1 for the Megaplier.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Lil Baby now approaches his finances differently, paying taxes quarterly and working with accountants.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying
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But if start-ups can become profitable without spending much, that could become a problem for venture capital investors, who allocate tens of billions to invest in A.I. start-ups.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Major oil and gas companies are profitable and have contributed significantly to atmospheric carbon emissions.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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But one of the issues in the debate is that House Speaker Matt Ritter of Hartford — a key budget negotiator — has called for making highly visible tax relief that could come in the form of direct payments.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, 14 attorney generals have challenge DOGE's authority to access sensitive data at the Treasury payment systems in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the explicitly and deliberately religious charter school is a state actor, and therefore cannot skirt the state’s constitutional rules against spending public education money for religious purposes.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Ignoring the problem or delaying action can exacerbate the damage, giving hackers more time to exploit your information.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Jackson 5 single even manages to re-enter the top 10 on one of them, giving the group a proper Billboard smash yet again, with a track that was released decades ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Additional safety features for the 35th anniversary include an Adaptive Front-lighting System, High Beam Control, and Traffic Sign Recognition with Grand Touring models employing optional Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Distance & Speed Alert.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Federal agencies could also be reminded to assess new risks in employing broad statutory readings, due to the effective demise of the APA statute of limitations under Corner Post.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains could come from siding with Moscow in ending the war in Ukraine and scrapping economic sanctions on Russia.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Any tourism official will tell you that events such as the Ireland vs. New Zealand matchup are far more lucrative for a city’s economy than any regular domestic NFL game mostly attracting locals.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.—
Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
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Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
16 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, record global temperatures and California’s aggressive regulatory actions served as stark reminders of the urgency of balancing energy growth with sustainability.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Paying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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