What does paying mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

ChatGPT

  1. paying

    Paying refers to the act of giving money or something of value in exchange for goods, services, or to fulfill an obligation. This could involve various methods such as cash, check, digital or electronic transfer. It is typically done as a form of compensation or acknowledgment of a debt owed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paying

    of Pay

Editors Contribution

  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

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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. Iraq Perry:

    He was hellbent on pulling out of Iraq, and we are paying a huge price for it, the Iraqi people are paying a huge price for it. And Middle East peace is paying a huge price for it.

  2. Gary Chaison:

    We need a labor force participation that is much, much better, and we need the creation of better jobs and better paying jobs, people are settling for lesser paying jobs because they were laid off from better paying jobs. We have to have jobs that encourage people to return to the work force and give up unemployment benefits.

  3. J. W. Fulbright:

    The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.

  4. Linda Barber:

    We take care of ourselves, and we're healthy. And I'm paying for unhealthy people to go to the doctor. Why don't you just take care of yourself? we are paying higher taxes and paying for their health care when they should be taking care of themselves like we are.

  5. Charles Dickens:

    'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'

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