1
: marked by the receipt of pay
paid vacation time
2
: being or having been paid or paid for
a paid official
a paid political announcement
Examples of paid in a Sentence
Adjective
She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Over the next four years, a paid internship program will be launched, along with additional mentorship opportunities and workshops.
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Adjective
This shift in consumer trust represents a major change for digital marketers who rely on paid search as a major part of their customer acquisition and sales strategy.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Was your friend with a girlfriend a paid actor, or what?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Over the next four years, a paid internship program will be launched, along with additional mentorship opportunities and workshops.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Trump is expected to place over 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave, as reported by CNN on Thursday.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paid
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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paid. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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