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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

платежеспособный

The company is looking for paying customers.

Компания ищет платежеспособных клиентов.

платный

This is a paying service.

Это платный сервис.

Additional translations

оплачиваемый

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’.

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

Gerund

paid

Past Simple

paid

Past Participle

paying

Gerund

/peɪ/

Translations

платить

I need to pay the bills today.

Мне нужно заплатить по счетам сегодня.

оплатить

Can you pay the invoice by the end of the week?

Можешь оплатить счет к концу недели?

расплатиться

He decided to pay for his mistakes.

Он решил расплатиться за свои ошибки.

выплатить

The company will pay the bonuses next month.

Компания выплатит бонусы в следующем месяце.

Additional translations

отплатить

заплатить

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”.

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.