Definitions for paying
pay·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gainful, paid, payingadjective

   yielding a fair profit

2. compensable, paying(a), remunerative, salaried, stipendiaryadjective

   for which money is paid

   "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Paying

   of Pay

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1. payingverb

   Verb form of the word pay.

   They were paying with cash and the restaurant manager was very grateful.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'paying' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2688

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'paying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #848

How to pronounce paying?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say paying in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paying in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of paying in a Sentence

1. Christopher Paolini, Author of Eragon and Eldest. Quote from Eragon:

   You can't argue with all of the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

2. Alvin Bragg:

   It’s a matter that’s personally, as you would imagine, on my radar screen and that I ’m mindful of and paying attention to.

3. Patty Edelburg:

   Farmers are price takers, not price makers, people are paying a lot more in the stores, but what the farmers are getting has pretty much stayed the same or gone much more volatile... The middleman is really the one making the profit on this.

4. Evan Chesler:

   Out of a $1,000 for that phone, what they're not paying us is $13, what would your iPhone be worth to you if you stepped five feet to the right and the call dropped out? That's Qualcomm, not Apple.

5. Ramon Llamas:

   The lower price Apple Watch 3 is a gateway to get people to commit, comparatively speaking, you are paying 50 % less than a new model — a cost that is a lot easier to swallow.

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