26984 words

paid

9 definitions • 25 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
being given money for something:

Examples:

Are you looking for paid work or voluntary work?
paid employment
UK paid holiday
US paid vacation
paid leave
3
used in combination to refer to the amount of money that someone is given for their work:

Examples:

low-paid workers
a well-paid job
4
past simple and past participle of pay
5
a paid job, activity, or period of time is one for which you are given money:

Examples:

paid job/position/post Ms. Larkin later took a paid government post.
paid work/employment Many of these women, aged 40 and over, are just returning to paid employment.
paid holiday/vacation/leave Labor unions have made paid family leave a top priority.
paid overtime/time off Will we receive paid overtime for the extra work?
Employees who work Christmas Day are given a paid day off in compensation.
low-paid/poorly paid In the interview, she mentioned the number of black workers in low-paid jobs.
high-paid/well-paid Students want to get a degree and start work in a well-paid career.
6
a paid worker, employee, etc. is given money for work that they do:

Examples:

For years, he was a paid informant to the police.
high-paid/best-paid He has been called Britain's highest-paid civil servant.
low-paid/poorly paid The people who clean our most expensive buildings are often our most poorly paid employees.
7
used to talk about an amount of money that was owed to someone for which a payment has been made:

Examples:

The invoice was marked 'paid' in red letters.
I spent my day filing paid bills in a dark basement.
a paid parking ticket
8
a paid service is one which people must pay for in order to have it:

Examples:

The paid internet service was three times faster than the free one.
The magazine also publishes paid business listings in its back pages.
9
used to describe a person who has paid money for a service:

Examples:

The news website has 2 million paid subscribers.

Navigation