Found 6 hits - Term: paid, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
paid \paid\, imp., p. p., a. from pay.
1. receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.
1913 webster
2. satisfied; contented. obs. "paid of his poverty."
--chaucer.
1913 webster
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pay
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pay \pay\, v. t. imp. p. p. paid p=ad; p. pr. vb. n.
paying. oe. paien, f. payer, fr. l. pacare to pacify,
appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. see peace.
1. to satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy another
person for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to
discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to
compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as,
to pay workmen or servants.
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may no penny ale them pay i. e., satisfy. --p.
plowman.
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she pays me with disdain. --dryden.
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2. hence, figuratively: to compensate justly; to requite
according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or
retaliate upon.
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for which, or pay me quickly, or i'll pay you. --b.
jonson.
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3. to discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving
or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or
value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a
debt by delivering money owed. "pay me that thou owest."
--matt. xviii. 28.
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have patience with me, and i will pay thee all.
--matt. xviii.
26.
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if they pay this tax, they starve. --tennyson.
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4. to discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render
duty, as that which has been promised.
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this day have i paid my vows. --prov. vii.
14.
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5. to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to
pay attention; to pay a visit.
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not paying me a welcome. --shak.
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to pay off.
a to make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off
the crew of a ship.
b to allow a thread, cord, etc. to run off; to unwind.
c to bribe.
to pay one's duty, to render homage, as to a sovereign or
other superior.
to pay out naut., to pass out; hence, to slacken; to
allow to run out; as, to pay out more cable. see under
cable.
to pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
colloq.
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paid paying peace to pay off to pay one's duty to pay out
cable to pay the piper
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
paid
adj 1: marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid
official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" ant:
unpaid
2: involving gainful employment in something often done as a
hobby syn: nonrecreational
3: yielding a fair profit syn: gainful, paying
see also:
unpaid nonrecreational gainful paying
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pay
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he
wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all
their earnings" syn: wage, earnings, remuneration,
salary
v 1: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "i
paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "pay the waitress,
please"
2: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.;
bestow; "don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "give
him my best regards"; "pay attention" syn: give
3: do or give something to somebody in return; "does she pay
you for the work you are doing?" syn: pay off, make up,
compensate
4: bear a cost or penalty, in recompense for some action;
"you'll pay for this"; "she had to pay the penalty for
speaking out rashly"; "you'll pay for this opinion later"
5: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please" syn: pay up,
ante up ant: default
6: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "how much does this
savings certificate pay annually?" syn: yield, bear
7: render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
8: be worth it; "it pays to go through the trouble"
9: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay
attention to" syn: give, devote
10: discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
11: make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
also: paid
see also:
wage earnings remuneration salary give pay off
make up compensate pay up ante up default
yield bear devote paid
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
paid
see pay
see also:
pay
- [6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 moby thesaurus words for "paid":
acquitted, chartered, discharged, employed, expended, hired,
hireling, leased, let, liquidated, mercenary, paid in full,
postpaid, prepaid, receipted, remitted, rented, salaried, settled,
spent, subleased, sublet, waged
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