0 past simple and past participle of pay --
1 being given money for something: --
2 past simple and past participle of pay --
3 a paid job, activity, or period of time is one for which you are given money: --
high-paid/well-paid Students want to get a degree and start work in a well-paid career.
low-paid/poorly paid In the interview, she mentioned the number of black workers in low-paid jobs.
Employees who work Christmas Day are given a paid day off in compensation.
paid overtime/time off Will we receive paid overtime for the extra work?
paid holiday/vacation/leave Labor unions have made paid family leave a top priority.
paid work/employment Many of these women, aged 40 and over, are just returning to paid employment.
paid job/position/post Ms. Larkin later took a paid government post.
After retiring from politics, he earned millions giving paid speeches and writing books.
4 a paid worker, employee, etc. is given money for work that they do: --
low-paid/poorly paid The people who clean our most expensive buildings are often our most poorly paid employees.
high-paid/best-paid He has been called Britain's highest-paid civil servant.
a paid consultant/advisor/contractor Ms. Minow also criticized the wisdom of using paid advisers as consultants.
5 used to talk about an amount of money that was owed to someone for which a payment has been made: --