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paying

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

paying back

paying down

payinggerund / present participle

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

Present-participle adjective meaning ‘involving payment’ or ‘profitable’.

Translations

rémunéréSe dit d’un emploi, d’un travail ou d’une activité qui rapporte de l’argent.

He found a paying job that covered all his expenses.

Il a trouvé un emploi rémunéré qui couvrait toutes ses dépenses.

rentableSe dit d’une activité, d’un investissement ou d’une entreprise qui génère un bénéfice.

The investment turned out to be a paying venture.

L’investissement s’est révélé être une entreprise rentable.

Definitions

Involving the payment of money.

He found a paying job that covered all his expenses.

Yielding a profit or financial return.

The investment turned out to be a paying venture.

Synonyms

payingnoun

payings

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

Gerund functioning as a noun meaning ‘the act of paying’.

Translations

paiementTerme général pour l’action de payer.

Prompt paying of membership fees keeps the club running.

Le paiement rapide des cotisations permet au club de fonctionner.

Additional translations

calfatageTerme de marine : application de goudron, de poix ou d’une substance similaire pour rendre une coque étanche.

Definitions

The act of giving money in exchange for goods or services; payment.

Prompt paying of membership fees keeps the club running.

The application of tar, pitch, or a similar substance to seal the seams of a wooden vessel or other surface.

Regular paying of the seams kept the old schooner watertight.

Synonyms

payverb

paying

ing-form

paid

Past Simple

paid

Past Participle

paying

ing-form

/peɪ/

Translations

payer

I need to pay the cashier for my groceries.

Je dois payer le caissier pour mes courses.

payerAu sens de subir les conséquences de ses actes.

He had to pay for his mistakes with a heavy fine.

Il a dû payer ses erreurs par une lourde amende.

prêter attention à

Please pay attention to the instructions before starting the test.

Veuillez prêter attention aux consignes avant de commencer le test.

Additional translations

réglerPour une dette, une facture ou une obligation.

verserAu sens de verser une somme à quelqu'un en rémunération ou en récompense.

valoir le coupExpression impersonnelle; usage fréquent dans le registre courant.

larguerTermes de marine.

Definitions

To give money in exchange for goods or services.

I need to pay the cashier for my groceries.

To settle a debt or obligation.

She plans to pay off her student loans by next year.

To give someone a sum of money as a reward or compensation.

The company will pay him a bonus for his excellent performance.

To suffer the consequences of an action.

He had to pay for his mistakes with a heavy fine.

To give attention or heed to something.

Please pay attention to the instructions before starting the test.

To yield profit or benefit; to be advantageous or worthwhile.

It doesn’t pay to ignore early signs of trouble.

To let out or slacken (a rope or chain) gradually, or to coat (timber seams) with pitch or tar (nautical).

The crew payed out the anchor cable as the ship approached the harbour.

Synonyms

Antonyms

paygerund / present participle

paying

Appears in sense ‘profitable, lucrative’, e.g. “a paying proposition”.

Translations

rentableAu sens de profitable, avantageux.

Developing mobile apps proved to be a paying venture.

Le développement d'applications mobiles s'est révélé être une activité rentable.

Definitions

Yielding profit or advantage; lucrative.

Developing mobile apps proved to be a paying venture.

Synonyms

paying (informal)

paynoun

Definitions

The money given to someone for work they have done.

She was pleased with her pay after receiving a raise.

The act or process of giving money in settlement of a charge, debt, or purchase; payment.

Contactless pay at the pump makes refueling faster.

payadjective

Definitions

Relating to or involving payment, especially of wages or salary.

Management introduced a new pay structure last year.

paypast participle

Definitions

Having had payment made or received; for which payment has been effected or is required.

Staff on paid leave must report back next Monday.