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“Paid” or “Payed”

paid / payed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

paid p·EY·d

  • verbgive money, usually in exchange for goods or services.
  • verbdo or give something to somebody in return.
  • verbbe worth it.
  • verbrender.
  • verbbear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.
  • verbmake a compensation for.
  • verbdischarge or settle.
  • adjectivemarked by the reception of pay.

payed

  • verbgive money, usually in exchange for goods or services.
  • verbdo or give something to somebody in return.
  • verbbe worth it.
  • verbrender.
  • verbbear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.
  • verbmake a compensation for.
  • verbdischarge or settle.
Usage

Examples in context

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“paid”

  • …loans guaranteed by Marcos Valério paid expenses connected to the government…
  • …the city junk yard to paid off a hefty debt from…
  • …Salvador has yet to be paid that fee by either CBS…
  • The Ten Eycks were paid the difference in return for…
  • …that the man had been paid $20 for his testimonial and…
  • …the factories because milk was paid by volume.
  • Valério had paid back the first R$300,000 of…
  • …$400 million cost would be paid in part by the federal…
  • …often among the most highly paid executives of major American corporations,…
  • (They paid sixpence.)

“payed”

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