HyperDic: paid

English > 3 senses of the word *paid*:
ADJECTIVE	all	paid	marked by the reception of pay
	all	paid, nonrecreational	involving gainful employment / employment in something often done as a hobby
	all	paid, gainful, paying	yielding a fair profit

paid > pronunciation
Sounds	pey'd
Rhymes	accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd...

English > *paid*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by the reception of pay.
Examples	"paid work" "a paid official" "a paid announcement" "a paid check"
Narrower	cashed	For which money has been paid
	compensable, paying, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary	For which money is paid
	compensated, remunerated, salaried, stipendiary	Receiving or eligible for compensation
	mercenary, free-lance, freelance	Serving for wages in a foreign army
	paid-up	paid in advance
	post-free	Postpaid
	postpaid, prepaid	Used especially of mail / mail
	reply-paid	With cost of reply prepaid by sender
	square	Leaving no balance
Opposite	unpaid	not paid
Spanish	pagado, remunerado
Catalan	pagat, remunerat

English > *paid*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Involving gainful employment / employment in something often done as a hobby.
Synonym	nonrecreational
Broader	professional	Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
Spanish	pagado
Catalan	pagat

English > *paid*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Yielding a fair profit.
Synonyms	gainful, paying
Broader	profitable	Yielding material gain or profit
Spanish	remunerado, retribuido

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