be paid

VERB

cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring in come to require sell for take yield

STRONG

nick rap

WEAK

amount to be asked be demanded be given be marked at be needed be priced at be received be valued at be worth mount up move back sell at set back to the tune of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow lose refuse reject

Example Sentences

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National debts do not need to be paid off, but they do need to be supported.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

All those chips and data centers can’t be paid for with still-elusive AI profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"I think people should be paid as much as possible. Ask my employees -- literally, I do that."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In February 2026, a remedy hearing ordered that Littlewood be paid a total of about £149,000 in compensation to cover all the upheld claims.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“If Trulz allows the game to continue after rules have been broken, he will not be paid a bonus of five hundred thousand dollars ” She didn’t look proud of this condition.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

be paid

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