Definition of PAID

paid

Verb

Verb Forms: pay, pays, paying, paid

  • The past tense and past participle form of 'to pay'.
  • give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
    • "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"
  • convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
  • cancel or discharge a debt
  • bring in
  • do or give something to somebody in return
  • dedicate
  • be worth it
  • render
  • bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
  • make a compensation for
    • "a favor that cannot be paid back"
  • discharge or settle
  • simple past and past participle of pay

Adjective

  • marked by the reception of pay
    • "paid work"
    • "a paid official"
    • "a paid announcement"
    • "a paid check"

Adjective Satellite

  • involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
  • yielding a fair profit

Adj

  • That is not free of charge; that costs money.
  • Having money (i.e. rich, wealthy, etc.).

Examples

  • After successfully challenging that made-up word, the opponent PAID the penalty of a lost turn.
  • I thought his house would be nicer than this. I thought that motherf*cker was paid.

Origin / Etymology

From pay + -ed.

Synonyms

ante up, bear, compensate, devote, gainful, give, make up, nonrecreational, pay, pay off, pay up, paying, yield, for-pay, nonfree

Antonyms

default, unpaid, free, gratis

Scrabble Score: 7

paid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
paid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

paid: valid Words With Friends Word