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PayPal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪˌpæl/

Etymology

Company name, from pay + pal.

Meanings

1. (informal) An account on the PayPal system.
   • Remember that so many of us click on links to CashApps, Venmos, PayPals, etc. to donate to bail funds, Flint Water reliefs, the next Ferguson, and the like without any thought of integrating ourselves into collective action? 2024, Too Black, Rasul A. Mowatt, “Conclusion”, in Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN:
   • Find PayPals, Venmos, or CashApps of BIPOC and randomly donate money as reparations. 2024, Maria Minnis, “The Lovers”, in Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing, Newburyport, Mass.: Weiser Books, →ISBN, section “Choosing to Redistribute Wealth”:
   • A penis with a PayPal is a dangerous thing. Never pay for hookers with online money transfers. It’s considered wire fraud, which is a federal crime. 2016 October, Willam Belli, “How to Suck Less at Your Career”, in Suck Less: Where There’s a Willam, There’s a Way, New York, N.Y.: Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:

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PayPal en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪˌpæl/

Etymology

Company name, from pay + pal.

Meanings

1. A worldwide online payment system.
   • Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya As long as I've got the dough. 2003, "Weird Al" Yankovic, eBay (song)
   • It's still a business, particularly for ASMRtists who hold to a strict programming schedule, solicit PayPal donations or offer one-on-one Skype sessions for a fee. 2014, Caitlin Gibson, “YouTube viewers transfixed by the whispering woman”, in The Baltimore Sun:

Deriveds

PayPaler

PayPal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪˌpæl/

Etymology

Company name, from pay + pal.

Meanings

1. (ditransitive) To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system.
   • Can you PayPal me the fee?
   • He PayPalled $150 to my account, which was only half of what we had agreed.

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