paying

[US]/'pei'ŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. involving payment; profitable; worthwhile
n. the act of making a payment; the process of filling seams in shipbuilding; a line by which a ship is held and maneuvered
v. to give money in exchange for goods or services; to reward or recompense

Phrases & Collocations

make a payment

pay in advance

remit payment

paying bank

debt paying ability

Example Sentences

paying compliments; paying attention.

the Society are paying for your keep.

she's paying a princely sum.

I'm not paying next year's tuition.

put off paying the bills.

We're paying for the ‘telly’ by monthly instalments.

Are you paying cash or is this a charge?

He did not intend paying the bill.

The President is paying a private visit to Europe.

What a palaver there was about paying the bill!

they were exempted from paying the tax.

he jibs at paying large bills.

you could be paying over the odds for perfume.

I began paying out the nylon line.

taxpayers are paying $250 million just to service that debt.

we're not paying good money for shoddy goods.

the captain had been paying small attention.

It takes gumption to quit a good paying job.

They fell foul of the law by not paying their taxes.

paying taxes; paid the bill.

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