How To Use Paid In A Sentence

Bounties were paid right across a banking sector whose incompetence threw thousands of innocents into jeopardy. Times, Sunday Times
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The money is commonly laundered via cash deposits to friends or family members' bank accounts and is quickly withdrawn to be paid to the gang leaders. Times, Sunday Times
Jeannine's work became focused on freebirth - birth unassisted by a paid professional.
He said it was because he was paid to sit around and drink milkshakes all day.

But of course Buchco is hideous and wrong, we need to raise taxes and let's throw in free college tuition too tsk stk btw, neither of you seemned to be aware the mayor of Pittsburgh just announced a similar "homestead" program where Pittsburgh residents will get their tution paid in an effort to get people to move to Pittsburgh. Radio alert.
One sheriff admitted handing out 6000 certificates, for which he was either paid a shilling or given a dram of whisky.
I have paid a small fortune in tuition fees to my local pool to teach both my children to swim.
Nevertheless, CNN has talked to a "language analyst" who gets paid to "[analyze and catalogue] trends in word usage and word choice and their impact on culture," and they report that Obama was too "professorial," and now America is at grave risk of not passing its midterm exams on the oil spill. Obama Oil Spill Speech Criticized By CNN's Language Analyst For Not Being Moronic Enough [UPDATE]
In her twenties, she enjoyed the life of a highly paid executive at a dotcom company to the full. Times, Sunday Times
His offences came to light in January when the club's chairman telephoned him to ask why a £4,000 bill for printing the yearbook had not been paid.
We offer a competitive benefits package including medical insurance, paid vacation and holidays.
He resigned from the Council in 1990 when new rules prevented paid council officers sitting as elected members.
It used to be that homeowners would in effect be forced to save as they paid back the principal on their mortgage loan.
Workers were paid only for their output, and employers did not have to bear the cost of lighting and heating, nor provide space for the machines which were used.
Have they been paid the money due to them?
Historically, the postal service, which employs 532,800 workers, paid for retiree health benefits when they came due. Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices
The present wave of strikes stems from discontent among the lower-paid.
Preachers paid for time to sermonize, listeners could call in, some slots were reserved for Christian music.
Greek and foreign suppliers are demanding to be prepaid for providing my company with goods and services. Times, Sunday Times
The programme is designed to benefit all households or residential units in Johannesburg, provided their electricity accounts are paid in full.
The current yield is the portion generated by coupon payments, which are usually paid twice a year, and, it accounts for most of the yield generated by corporate bonds.
The fee they were paid by the Hamburg firm of WeshiemMunden GmbH had been sufficient evidence of the order's legitimacy. CORMORANT
One last prediction the model makes is that the income differential paid to prostitutes will rise with the status the culture accords wives.
I've never paid a dime for any tech show I've gone to, nor would I.
‘Unable to speak English and under the control of a gangmaster, these people were being paid one-fifth of the standard rate for their work,’ she added.
It seemed unlikely that the debt would ever be paid so we just forgot it.
Based on my experience growing up lower middle class (which experience seems in short supply amongst posters on this blog) I can tell you that the industries where tax evasion is most common are those where you get paid under the table, or where you get a 1099. Taxes and Market Time, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
The idea that s. 8 protects an individuals’s privacy in garbage until the last unpaid bill rots into dust, or the incriminating letters turn into muck and are no longer decipherable, is to my mind too extravagant to contemplate. SCC: No Privacy Interest in Things We Throw Out : Law is Cool
How much we paid is none of your concern.
But the Swedish startup has been particularly insistent on coming to the U.S. market with a freemium, not paid-only, model. told the U. K.'s Telegraph last week that the company is paying the label royalties per user in only two countries, the U.K. and Spain. VentureBeat
I paid a visit to my local print shop.
The tradesmen like lohar, tarkhan (carpenter), nai (barber) and darzi (tailor) traditionally working in the villages since centuries - mostly paid in the form of grain at the end of each rabi and kharif seasons - are no more pursuing their vocations. Light Within
That's one of the main Spanish trawler Tuesday, and a self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom. WN.com - Articles related to EU navy arrests 13 pirates off Oman
The Directors propose to offer ordinary shareholders the opportunity to receive fully paid ordinary shares in the Company in lieu of the cash dividend.
The Kensington High Street rag reckons chuggers—paid workers who stop you in the street and persuade you to give over your bank details for charity—are well on their way out.
Any golfer who qualified for the Tour had assuredly earned and paid for the privilege.
Their trust was repaid with fierce loyalty.
He had tears in his eyes and a faltering voice as he paid tribute to his wife.
Other critics argue that the proposal would increase costs for the state because the services provided by volunteer board members would have to be replaced by highly paid consultants.
He has now retired and repaid the money. The Sun
The magistrates agreed to the defence counsel's application for the defendants' costs to be taxed and paid out of central funds.
I've done some pretty naff things over the years, in the name of my work and it paid off.
All of the money advanced by the record company to the act has to be paid back by the act from it's small percentage of the CD returns.
Interest on offshore savings is paid gross without income tax being deducted. Times, Sunday Times
The taxman is seeking the power to plunder the bank accounts of both individuals and companies to recover unpaid taxes. Times, Sunday Times
Her resignation came amid investor fury after she overpaid wildly for a Brazilian iron ore mine. Times, Sunday Times
Another organized a Chore Service that paid neighborhood kids to do chores for the elderly.
I paid compensation and it was a blot on my character, but it was a one-off.
This lack of action may also trigger some legal action from insurance companies in an attempt to recoup cash paid out to flooded households. Times, Sunday Times
He called on the Government to apply the maximum pressure on the commission to come to an early agreement so that those low-income farmers can be paid.
Twenty-one percent of renters paid more than half of their incomes for rent in 1981.
The Directors propose to offer shareholders the opportunity to receive fully paid ordinary shares in the Company in lieu of the cash dividend.
Forensic evidence has shown that at least one of the bombs was detonated remotely via an untraceable prepaid mobile phone.
He'd come uninvited, but not unexpected; if it was rude of us to be such unsolicitous hosts, I told myself, it was only rudeness paid in kind, so we tried to forgive one another, Willie and I, for our eager, curious hunger grown insatiable. Heron Lake
The agent does not have to disclose the amount his client paid.
It seems that offering premium products at budget prices has paid off. Times, Sunday Times
The same amount is paid regardless of the number of people that a carer looks after. Times, Sunday Times
Their lavish do was paid for by a glossy magazine. The Sun
Black paid twenty-six dollars for the brass andirons, stamped ‘John Molineux / Boston,’ and the matching, but unstamped, shovel and tongs.
One of these fellows (now the highest financial officer of the land!) it seems had even "erred" (then endeavored to finesse the audit, then paid up just prior to ordering his new federal office furniture) in reporting his income tax, as did several other presidential nominees for high offices of trust. Hope and Trust in Obama, or Renewed Vigilance?
And when he was before the prince, he excused himself so sagely that the prince and his council held him excused, and so he fell again into the prince's love and redeemed out his men by reasonable ransoms; and the chatelain was set to his ransom of ten thousand franks, the which he paid after. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)
The more you dropped, the more you were paid in "bonuses". Top Dems blame insurance industry as health care roadblock
The hardships have been played down and there are only oblique references to the question of whether or not a ransom was paid. Times, Sunday Times
The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off.
In summary, if you receive a demand for the return of overpaid tax credits, don't feel obliged to pay it all in one go.
My mother has never paid a bill, written a cheque or drawn money from the bank in her life.
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Few can complain they are underpaid for the work they do. Times, Sunday Times
All their kids' college tuitions were being paid out of the corporation.
As it was a seafood evening, we paid particular attention to that side of the buffet, and there were again more than just a few choices, with many items presented in different ways, to suit all palates.
By nature generous, Matt sometimes paid for his friends' drinks when they had no money.
Back on the waterfront, the most senior man among Reservists, Major General His Grace the Duke of Westminster, paid a visit to the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reservists at the Royal Naval HQ Merseyside in Liverpool.
He was paid a tax-free cash sum as compensation.
Although AT&T is touting its lead in postpaid smartphone subscribers, the carrier is just now taking steps to gain a better foothold in the prepaid market, an area where rivals have a head start. AT&T Reshapes Itself As a Smartphone Carrier
Coaches are not paid to take their foot off the gas with the finishing line in sight. Times, Sunday Times
I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs.
Subject to competitive conditions the actual price paid by consumers is in most cases much less than the recommended price. Collins Dictionary of Economics
‘These people are actually paid and trained semi-professional evidence gatherers, and they are not police officers,’ he said.
You'd think vacations would be no-brainers - opportunities to get paid for not working, spending time with family or friends, and recharging creative juices.
His efforts finally paid off
Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off.
But what we are most concerned about is the lack of a proper business plan for the planned borrowing of £16 million to fund a new central library that just can't be paid back overnight.
The rest of the money will be paid in stages .
Employers could also adopt policies such as offering workers paid sick leave.
We were running extremely low on cash yesterday, and I didn't get paid until today.
the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers
Paid first, last and a cleaning deposit on Monday, June the eleventh. SILENT JOE
Portfolio assessment is one of important mode of qualitative evaluation, it was paid more and more attention under the background of educational evaluation reformation by people.
The procedure cost five hundred dollars, which Amelia left unpaid.
An assignment or exit fee must be paid at the point of selling a leasehold village property. Times, Sunday Times
It must be remembered that in examining the results of this campaign attention must first be paid, not to the gross totals, but to the percentages. Times, Sunday Times
To put it simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10% better paid.
Then after doing some numbers, we saw that HWA would take a chunk, HWA's agent would, a book packager would, and after paying the contributors Ellen and I would be pretty underpaid. MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 1)
She heard her sister's complaint and paid no attention.
Agriculture relies heavily on migrants to fill its low paid and insecure jobs.
The cost savings paid for the SUV's independent rear suspension, which can be shared with the pickup should the market demand it.
Mortgage Back Securities are valuated on whether or not they being PAID not the value of the property they written on. Wonk Room » TARP Oversight Panel: Treasury May Not Be Acknowledging ‘The Depth Of The Current Downturn’
He soon became vice-president of Universal Pictures, but after two years he risked everything to become an independent producer, amove that paid off. Elliott Kastner obituary
I gave him £1000 down, and paid the rest in instalments.
In a similar vein, while the weather was good news for some attractions - both paid-for and free - others were badly hit as both visitors and Scots headed outdoors.
The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
But I sure don't play rugby just for the money and if I was paid zilch I would still be the first one out at training.
Heartbroken friends left flowers near the murder scene and paid tribute on social media websites. The Sun
There should be a price paid, but it should not rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families. Times, Sunday Times
They are also massively supported by volunteers who undertake thousands of hours of unpaid labour. Times, Sunday Times
It also offers a prepaid postage label on its website that enables you to recycle an old cell phone from any manufacturer.
By mid-century, the Marxist sociologist C. Wright Mills could write persuasively…of American office and store workers as a new proletariat, no less regimented, poorly paid, and declassed than manual workers of the previous century.
Egg claims that 70% of loans are paid off early but, in spite of this, four out of five lenders penalise borrowers for early settlement.
Just like when Microsoft paid to have someone say that they "binged" something for an answer. Medlogs - Recent stories
The sale of the calls reduces the price paid to get long the stock to $5.68 from $6.13, and provides an effective exit strategy for the trader should the contracts land in-the-money by June expiration. Bulls Dive Into Jim Beam, Speculation Seen In KKR
It would seem as though the historical monopoly on information previously enjoyed by real estate brokerages is starting to disappear, and the profession will involve less horse trading, and there will be a fewer number of more highly qualified and scrupulous agents adding value as advocates to real estate deals, paid not out of the proceeds – which I consider a real conflict of interest – but for their time. Real estate agents are next « BuzzMachine
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has paid tribute to seven French soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan, saying they fought in a just war against what he called the "tyranny" of the Taliban movement. Sarkozy: French Troops Killed in Afghanistan Fought Taliban's 'Tyranny'
Return the enclosed Donation Form today in the prepaid envelope provided.
Both the cash interest and the vouchers are taxable, but all the tax will be deducted from the cash interest paid. Times, Sunday Times
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
However, whilst he believes that in terms of a stereotypical male job such as bricklaying, women should not be paid the same as men (obviously showing his sexist conception of what women should really be doing – kitchen and bedroom) that men however, SHOULD get the same amount of money as women for working in a cantine. In reply to ‘Angry Harry’ – Because the strive for gender equality is worth the effort… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings…
That bridging loan needs to be repaid. Times, Sunday Times
The WA Government paid for Nathan's medivac flight to Melbourne, post-natal care in Perth and his parents' accommodation.
We paid one month's rent in advance, plus a deposit of $500.
Almost one in five secondary head teachers is being paid a six-figure salary. Times, Sunday Times
His prospects were limited to a low-paid job in the civil service or a low-paid job in military.
Greg, that if my father were to tell me that he had changed his mind, and paid your brother's debts out of sheer kindness and uncleship, and the rest of it, I should be well pleased. Ralph the Heir
The solicitors have claimed a lien on their file until their fees, which are substantial, are paid.
Iranian officials have suggested that the all-expenses-paid visit take place on January 15 and 16, ahead of Iran's talks on its nuclear program in Istanbul later this month with world powers. Iran Confirms Invitations to Tour Nuclear Sites
Then the penalty paid in orbit matching with Mars and Phobos would be much smaller.
The bigger thing for people to understand when is you put it on the unsubstantiated word of a reprobate witness who's getting "bribed" -- quote unquote -- by the government, paid by the government, and the 10th circuit mentioned that. CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2003
On Friday, June 4th, 2010, Ambassador Zhang Jungao, accompanied by the staff members of the Chinese Embassy and Chinese Medical Team, paid a visit to the Guyana Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL).
Based on such ‘no objection certificates’, people paid advance amounts and made preregistration agreements.
We are also concerned that scant attention is being paid to the cost of running the services promised. Times, Sunday Times
There are many well-paid and highly respectable careers which do not require a university education, and this is rarely talked about. Times, Sunday Times
When I paid $215,000 pesos for a lote, C-B reported $250,000 in their monthly sales brochure. jaybear # of Houses on the market
He continued as a paid consultant to the company long after his election to the Dail in 1997.
Our hard work and patience finally paid off and I would like to thank my colleagues, and the many officers from other constabularies who assisted us.
The institution also provided compensation to employers for salaries paid to employees on sick leave after the first eight days.
Cases of abuse have been acknowledged, and apologies and compensation have been paid appropriately.
One of the first big pay stories to break in Financial News came in spring 1996 when Steve Plag, the pharmaceuticals analyst, was headhunted from NatWest Securities to BZW, a move which was said to make him the highest paid analyst in the City. Steve Bell on David Cameron and bankers' bonuses
They were well paid, as much as fourpence being given for a good cock-crower (in 'The Trial of Christ'), while the part of God was worth three and fourpence: no contemptible sums at a time when a quart of wine cost twopence and a goose threepence. The Growth of English Drama
As soon as she was back in England at the Stone House, Dame Beatrice sent a reply-paid telegram to Mrs Biancini: Spotted Hemlock
He had invested everything in Manfred, and Manfred had more than repaid the confidence placed in him. AMAGANSETT
Regardless of the $4,000 a year paid for cartage, the Blinman mine had made a profit and paid out dividends to its shareholders, the first mine in the Northern Flinders Ranges to do so!
Interest on 30 per cent solatium will be paid according to the ruling of the court.
Most apartment buildings were rent-controlled, which meant that a tenant only paid about double what an apartment was worth. DOUBTING THOMAS
If, as we forecast on page one, he is confirmed as unpaid chairman, then the company's boss will at least bring some heavyweight experience to the group.
Paid media focused on the most persuadable voters.
Some company will have been paid an enormous sum, they will spend thousands more reprinting notepaper and convincing us it's a good idea.
She attributed the premium price paid for Crystal Lodge to the fact that it was in turnkey condition.
In addition, it is a mutual company and profits, if realised from its other businesses, are paid into the with-profits fund.
Financial consultants who mis-sell high-risk schemes do so because they are paid huge commissions by the fund management companies.
Money lent to dictators and snaffled away into offshore accounts gets racked on to the public debt to be paid by future generations. Debt crisis: A default in Europe could benefit poor countries | Jonathan Glennie
Alec Allison, London, 06/06/2011 15:18 mickinlondon, I believe the term 'volunteer' signifies that they are not getting paid to work. Evening Standard - Home
Ironically, one way out of this problem is to employ paid workers to fulfil some roles in a club.
The remainder is paid from the general fund, in long-standing recognition of the value to the general public of having a safe, efficient air transportation system (which, BTW, is the envy of the rest of the world, including Canada). Matthew Yglesias » Nav Canada
The thing about George Bush the elder is that if you paid enough attention to him and what he said, at a certain point you could safely assume that whatever statement issued from his mouth, invariably the opposite was the case. — The Political Revival of George Herbert Walker Bush - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
he paid cold cash for the TV set
Jerry Brown last month signed into law a plan to move people convicted of crimes deemed "non-serious, nonviolent and nonsexual" to county jails with some of the costs paid by the state. Prison Ruling Rattles California Budget
A price is paid for all, yet few delivered; the redemption of all consummated, yet few of them redeemed; the judge satisfied, the jailer conquered, and yet the prisoner inthralled! The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
One of the primary tasks of the Commissioners is to recover those taxes which Parliament has decreed shall be paid.
This would mean that direct debits would continue to be paid. Times, Sunday Times
I've paid this bill twice by mistake.
When we do invent something, production is offshored and the UK operation consists of 50 highly paid designers and a few bean counters and marketing men.
If Sprint cannot fulfill its promise to return to growth in subscribers, also known as post-paid customers, it cannot turn around its financials, Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett said. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
And scrappage has been at least revenue-neutral for the Government, which cashed in on the flow of VAT paid on new cars.
Your twenty years of educating yourself on this subject has obviously paid off.
I receive no Arts Council funding or similar, don't receive paid advertising and rely on competition entry fees and subscriptions.
Richard Kay, like Nigel Dempster before him, is paid to write a diary about moneyed toffs like David and Sam so that humbler tube-travelling folk can goggle a bit and scowl at their youngers and betters. Tory press defenders of Middle England rail against the toffs
The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.
Some loan plans require a U.S. citizen/resident to co-sign, meaning they guarantee that the loan will be repaid.
Although it was initially expected to fetch €3m-plus at auction, the one-time choirgirl is believed to have paid closer to €2m for it.
In May, Alan had to devote more of his time to his paid positions and stepped down from the executive directorship.
It's good to take well paid jobs, because that gives you the time to pursue the less obvious ideas, and room to develop your own products.
The stock buyback translates into $0.70 / share for the quarter, which could have been paid as a cash dividend. US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha
We're overpaid and overfed, we're oversexed (I've heard it said).
During the audited period, all committee members were paid the maximum honoraria even if they failed to attend meetings. Canada.com
And, as the secured creditor has consented to the payment, no recoupment of the money paid is possible.
One trusts that there will be no unpaid overtime. Times, Sunday Times
Crunch played a pivotal role in the phone underground thirty years ago, and paid for it with two spells in the clink.
They must look at how much disposable cash people have left after credit card bills and other loans are paid off. The Sun
All employees work a minimum of 15 hours per week and are paid the going rate for the job.
Until 2012 students not only paid far less in fees but interest was capped at inflation or less. Times, Sunday Times
He and Graham Gordon, another young Scot soon to join the paid ranks, have big ambitions.
Management multiplied the camera angles, narrowed the strike zone, sodded the diamonds and the gridirons with AstroTurf, enlarged the jumbotrons, shortened the distance to the outfield fences, strengthened the golf clubs, adjusted the rules and the clocks to allow more time for the beer and truck commercials, bulked up the salaries paid to players bulked up to resemble the designated hitters in World of Warcraft. Lewis Lapham: Field of Dreams: The CIA and Me and Other Adventures in American Sports
He died in comparative poverty, but was buried in Westminster Abbey, where Lady Anne Clifford, countess of Dorset, paid for his handsome monument.
For the same premiums you not only paid off the house but you got extra money too.
Hey Bruce, Let's talk about overpaid - as in overpaid longshore workers (average pay $110,000) if you want to talk about overpaid. Sound Politics: Guess What? Big Companies Pay Good Executives A Lot, And in Stock.
The grant money subsidised the building of the troupe and paid for costumes and sets. Times, Sunday Times
Has it a satisfied, productive and well-paid staff? Sharing the Success - the story of NFC
You will be paid a basic salary of £4,000 per annum, payable in arrears, on the last working Friday of each calendar month.
We also ran Google Ads on circlet. com for a year, and also never earned enough to get paid a dime. Ceciliatan: Web serial novel: how the experiment is going
As a group, 95% of Super Bowl advertisers appeared on the first page of the nonpaid area of search pages, according to Reprise Media, which has ranked the digital aspects of Super Bowl TV campaigns for the last five years. How Super Bowl Ads Fared Online
I typed out a letter on headed note paper, photocopied it 30 times and as a good clubman paid for the postage myself and sent them off.
Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year.
I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable.
Attention will be paid to Tiger's appearance or nonappearance at that event, which just goes to show how watching Tiger what he does on and off the golf course is now an international past time. CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009
There was £699 paid to extra staff that had to be drafted in such as pages, footmen, cellar assistants and glass and silver pantry assistants.
This is their idea of a holiday and they've paid $1, 800 U.S. to scour these rocks for scat from raccoons, pygmy skunks, ocelots, coyotes and jaguars.
You might also note that the Gov is determined to hand over the reins of the NHS chequebook to a bunch of seld-employed, overpaid, medical freemasons ( GPs) As far as the other "services" are concerned ( Army etc ) they're a complete law unto themselves. Policing and surveillance: The inspector calls | Editorial
Surprisingly, in the 3G mobile space, prepaid calls fell in cost more than post-paid services. Phones And Net Are Cheaper, But We Complain More | Lifehacker Australia
A unitrust is a trust from which a fixed percentage of the trust's assets are paid to the beneficiaries. Kansas City infoZine Headlines
We paid a substantial amount towards the wedding. Times, Sunday Times

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