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paid en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /pɛjɖ/ (India, South)
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /pe(j)ɖ/ (India, South)
  • /peid/ (Wales)
  • pād
  • /pæɪd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ped/ (Scotland)
  • /peɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /peɖ/ (India, North)

Etymology

From pay + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of pay
    form of pay

Forms

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payed alternative, archaic lexicographic

Deriveds

underpaid · postpaid · best-paid · all expenses paid · taxpaid · short-paid · paid-in · put paid to · well-paid · post-paid · paid-up · low-paid · bought and paid for · all-expenses-paid · lowest-paid · high-paid · nonpaid · paid up · unpaid · better-paid

paid en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /pɛjɖ/ (India, South)
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /pe(j)ɖ/ (India, South)
  • /peid/ (Wales)
  • pād
  • /pæɪd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ped/ (Scotland)
  • /peɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /peɖ/ (India, North)

Etymology

From Middle English paid, payd, ipaid, ypayd, past participle of Middle English paien, payen (“to pay”), equivalent to pay + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not free of charge; costing money.
    • paid service
  2. (not-comparable) Receiving pay.
    • paid worker
  3. (not-comparable) For which pay is given.
    • paid holiday
  4. (not-comparable, slang) Having money (i.e. rich, wealthy, etc.).
    • I thought his house would be nicer than this. I thought that motherf*cker was paid.

Forms

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payed alternative, archaic lexicographic

Antonyms

gratis · free

Synonyms

nonfree · for-pay

Translations (16)

pt pago (not free of charge) · es salarial (for which pay is given) · es pagado (for which pay is given) · es salarial (receiving pay) · de bezahlt (receiving pay) · es con sueldo (receiving pay) · eo pagata (receiving pay) · hi सशुल्क (not free of charge) · es de pago (not free of charge) · pt pago (receiving pay) · de bezahlt (for which pay is given) · es pagado (receiving pay) · es remunerado (for which pay is given) · es remunerado (receiving pay) · es con sueldo (for which pay is given) · pt pago (for which pay is given)