paying in English

verb

1

give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.

he paid the locals to pick his coffee beans

synonyms: reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate

2

suffer a loss or other misfortune as a consequence of an action.

the destroyer responsible for these atrocities would have to pay with his life

synonyms: suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, atone, pay the penalty/price

3

give or bestow (attention, respect, or a compliment) on (someone).

no one paid them any attention

synonyms: bestow, grant, give, offer

4

seal (the deck or hull seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.

adjective

compensable, remunerative, stipendiary, salaried
paid, gainful

verb

reward, spend, discharge, yield, be profitable, be advantageous, bestow, suffer, give, make up, ante up, bear
reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, remunerate
spend, expend, pay out, dish out, disburse, lay out, shell out, fork out, cough up, ante up, pony up
discharge, settle, pay off, clear, liquidate
yield, return, produce
be profitable, make money, make a profit
be advantageous, be of advantage, be beneficial, benefit
bestow, grant, give, offer
suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, atone, pay the penalty/price
give, devote
give
make up, compensate, pay off
ante up, pay up
bear, yield

Use "paying" in a sentence

1. Commission Decision #/#/EC cleared, for the # financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Belgian paying agency ALV, The German paying agency Baden-Württemberg, the Greek paying agency OPEKEPE, the Italian paying agency ARBEA, the Maltese paying agency MRRA, the Portuguese paying agency IFAP and the Romanian paying agency PIAA

2. Paying tax is like paying your TV licence fee, you only ever

3. Paying back to the authority

4. ... paying attention to crowd- sourcing.

5. Who's paying for her schooling?

6. The accounts of the Belgian paying agency ALV, the German paying agency Baden-Württemberg, the Maltese paying agency MRRA, the Portuguese paying agency IFAP and the Romanian paying agency PIAA concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the # financial year, are hereby cleared

7. The accounts of the Belgian paying agency ‘ALV’, the German paying agency ‘Baden-Württemberg’, the Maltese paying agency ‘MRRA’, the Portuguese paying agency ‘IFAP’ and the Romanian paying agency ‘PIAA’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.

8. No one is paying attention!

9. He's sitting paying a bill!

10. Paying Attention Saved Their Lives

11. So you're paying it forward?

12. Don't swear, I'm paying you.

13. He's always paying me compliments.

14. They sneaked off without paying!

15. I was paying off my Kia.

16. Paying attention saved thousands of lives.

17. Paying for my daughter's senior year.

18. Synonyms for Anteing include paying, committing, giving, sacrificing, according, devoting, imparting, sharing, Anteing up and paying up

19. Paying attention to my other Broomcorns …

20. That's what your alimony's paying for?

21. That's what I'm paying you for.

22. You're paying for dexamethasone without insurance?

23. The accounts of the Belgian paying agency ALV, the German paying agencies Brandenburg, Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein, the Spanish paying agency Galicia, the Portuguese paying agency IFAP and the Slovakian paying agency APA concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the # financial year, are hereby cleared

24. Use Bluepoints toward paying for additional courses

25. The new Biosensor is already paying dividends

26. After all, I'm paying for this call.

27. I insist on paying for the damage.

28. When do they start paying full fare?

29. They evade paying taxes by living abroad.

30. The accounts of the Belgian paying agency ‘ALV’, the German paying agencies ‘Brandenburg’, ‘Niedersachsen’ and ‘Schleswig-Holstein’, the Spanish paying agency ‘Galicia’, the Portuguese paying agency ‘IFAP’ and the Slovakian paying agency ‘APA’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.

31. Apparently libertarians do not like paying taxes.

32. Compounding works by paying interest on interest .

33. Paying with Affirm is quick and easy

34. Who's paying for these security contractors, General?

35. She tried to dodge paying her taxes.

36. Would you mind paying the taxi driver?

37. I really grudge paying for poor service.

38. BuckaPLAN. Stop over paying for your plans

39. I'm paying, so it's drinks all round.

40. New investments to create high- paying jobs.

41. Working people everywhere object to paying taxes.

42. He admitted paying bribes to police officers.

43. Consumers will soon be paying higher airfares.

44. Matching your Aptitudes to a higher-paying career The economy is shifting—and changing where you can find better-paying jobs

45. And my small startup is looking to force ourselves into the environment by paying attention to ... ... paying attention to crowd-sourcing.

46. Well, what are they paying you guys for?

47. Arrest them for not paying their electric bill?

48. The accounts of the paying agencies of the Austrian paying agency ‘AMA’, the Belgian paying agencies ‘ALV’ and ‘Région wallonne’ and the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’ and ‘Bayern’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2007 financial year, are hereby cleared.

49. 4.804-3 Closeout of paying office contract files

50. “That Is Why You Are Also Paying Taxes”