pay one's own way en · VERB
Meanings
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(of persons and their activities) To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others.
He paid his own way through community college and then transferred to a state university.
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(of inanimate things or processes) Synonym of pay for itself.
Any in-house product development must pay its own way.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pays one's own way | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| paid one's own way | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| paid one's own way | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| paying one's own way | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |