Paid
peɪd
Definitions
2 meaningsTo give money to someone for goods or services received or to meet a debt or obligation.
peɪd
Past tense and past participle of the verb 'pay'.
I paid the cashier for my groceries.
💡 Simply: Imagine you gave your friend your allowance to buy a toy. That's like paying! You exchanged money for something.
👶 For kids: When you give someone money for something, like when you buy a candy bar!
More Examples
He paid the rent on time.
She paid a high price for her mistake.
How It's Used
"The company paid its employees on Friday."
"I paid the bills yesterday."
Having been compensated or settled.
peɪd
Having received payment; settled or discharged.
The invoice was marked as paid.
💡 Simply: Like when you get a star on your sticker chart because you did all your chores. You are "paid" with a reward!
👶 For kids: When you get something that you wanted, like when you get paid for doing a good job!
More Examples
His debt was finally paid.
She felt relieved to be paid.
How It's Used
"The contract stated that all invoices were paid."
"The balance sheet showed all debts were paid."
Idioms & expressions
paid off
To yield a successful result or outcome; to be worthwhile.
"All the hard work finally paid off, and she got the promotion."
pay lip service
To express agreement or support without actually taking any action to back it up.
"The company paid lip service to environmental concerns but didn't change its practices."
From Middle English paied, past participle of payen, from Old French paier (“to pay”), from Vulgar Latin *pacāre (“to appease, pacify, pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to pacify, appease”), from pāx (“peace”).
Historically used in legal and financial contexts to indicate the settlement of an obligation.