paying
Meaning of paying
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
he has paid his debt to society
- To be profitable for.
It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
- To give (something else than money).
to pay attention
- To be profitable or worth the effort.
crime doesn’t pay
- To discharge an obligation or debt.
He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
- To suffer consequences.
He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
- To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
I'll pay that.
verb
To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
noun
Payment
Information about paying
- The plural form of paying is: payings.
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Hyphenation of paying
pay-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- paying is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
paying synonyms
Meaning gainful:
Meaning compensable:
compensable, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary
Words that rhyme with paying
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