paid

[ peyd ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of pay ¹.

paid

/ peɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of pay 1
2. put paid to
   to end or destroy

   breaking his leg put paid to his hopes of running in the Olympics

Other Words From

• non·paid adjective
• self-paid adjective
• un·paid adjective
• well-paid adjective

Idioms and Phrases

see under pay .

Example Sentences

The Home Office "cut corners" and made "a series of poor decisions", whilst under pressure to stop migrants being housed in hotels, when it paid £15m for an asbestos-contaminated derelict prison, the government's spending watchdog has said.

From BBC

The final price paid for the site was £15.4m, including £0.9m paid to the vendors - Brockwell Group Bexhill LLP - because the Home Office had underestimated how long it would take to complete the purchase.

From BBC

Mr McGregor was also asked if he had paid Mr Lawrence's legal fees.

From BBC

But a further $25m, due in August if alternative investment could not be found, has not been paid.

From BBC

That tactic has paid off in a number of surprising places, including the supreme courts of Oklahoma and North Dakota.

From Slate

Related Words

• compensated
• salaried