paid

UK /peɪd/ US /peɪd/

adj 4

Definitions

adj

Not free of charge; costing money.

paid service

Receiving pay.

paid worker

For which pay is given.

paid holiday

Having money (i.e. rich, wealthy, etc.).

I thought his house would be nicer than this. I thought that motherf*cker was paid.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

ADV

highly, well

My uncle works as a doctor and earns a highly paid salary.

badly, poorly

Teachers in many developing countries are badly paid for their important work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — involving gainful employment in something often done as a ho

nonrecreational

adjective — yielding a fair profit

Antonyms

unpaid

Idioms & Phrases

put paid to

To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".

Well, then, I'll put paid to that little account.

Example Bank

paid service

Wiktionary

paid worker

Wiktionary

paid holiday

Wiktionary

You'll be paid according to the amount of work you do.

Tatoeba · #16984

You shouldn't have paid the bill.

Tatoeba · #17901

I will do it on condition that I am paid.

Tatoeba · #18561

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, paid is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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