Given money for something

adjective

1. Marked by the receipt of pay

   "paid vacation time"

2. Being or having been paid or paid for

   "a paid official"

verb

1. To make due return to for services rendered or property delivered

   "paid the pizza deliverer"

2. To engage for money hire

   "You couldn't pay me to do that."

3. To give in return for goods or service

   "pay wages"

4. To discharge indebtedness for settle

   "pay a bill"

5. To make a disposal or transfer of (money)

   "paid a few dollars weekly into a savings account"

6. To give or forfeit in expiation or retribution

   "pay the penalty"

7. To make compensation see compensation for

   "His trouble was well paid in the end."

8. To requite according to what is deserved

   "pay them back"

9. To give, offer, or make freely or as fitting

   "pay attention"

10. To return value or profit to

    "it pays you to stay open"

11. To bring in as a return

    "an investment paying five percent"

12. To slacken (something, such as a rope) and allow to run out
13. To discharge a debt or obligation

    "I'll pay when I have the money."

14. To be worth the expense or effort

    "crime doesn't pay"

15. To suffer the consequences of an act

    "He paid for his crime."

verb

1. To coat with a waterproof composition

idiom

1. Having all costs already paid

   "They took an all-expenses-paid trip to the Bahamas for the conference."

idiom

1. Having given all of the money that one owes on a debt until a specific date.

   "You're (all) paid up through June."

adjective

1. Costing nothing to mail because the postage has been paid already

   "a postage-paid envelope/postcard"

adjective

1. Costing nothing to mail because the postage has been paid already

verb

1. To reduce (a debt) by repaying in part

verb

1. To pay (a debt or a creditor) in full
2. To give all due wages to
3. Bribe
4. To inflict retribution on
5. To allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum
6. To yield returns