payed vs paid
paid
Definitions
adjective
- involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
- yielding a fair profit
- marked by the reception of pay
Examples
Bounties were paid right across a banking sector whose incompetence threw thousands of innocents into jeopardy.
The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
The money is commonly laundered via cash deposits to friends or family members' bank accounts and is quickly withdrawn to be paid to the gang leaders.
