Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An old spelling of
paid .
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- verb archaic Simple past tense and past participle of
pay .
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Examples
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But now, it looks like the message carried by Harry and Louise might be returning, once again payed for by an insurance industry desperately looking for any way to protect their profits in the face of competition and reform.
Wonk Room » BC/BS’s Attacks: Health Insurers Fear They Have Something To Lose 2009
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As I was unable to pay my bill online I just waited for my statement and once again payed with a check, I payed with a check until May when I called to ask them to fix my account once again, and they claimed I had a bad check.
Capital One Will Ruin This Guy's Credit One Way Or Another - The Consumerist 2008
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PS sexual exploitation of brothel personnel is a far more honest form of abuse, since at least it is payed, meaning the service offered is in genuine demand.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Case Studies on the Minimum Wage 2005
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He caulked the chasms with philosophic oakum, he 'payed' them with dialectic pitch, he sheathed them with copper and brass by means of audacious dogmatism and insolent quibbles, until the enemy seemed to have been silenced, and the vessel righted so far as to float.
Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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I attended American schools and learned the things taught to legal immigrants, so I "payed" that price.
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Aside from my reluctance to take financial wisdom seriously from someone who uses "payed" instead of "paid", (sank/sunk notwithstanding) you seem to be forgetting the huge number of corporations who _aren't_ listed on the stock exchange, and who don't pay dividends.
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Aside from my reluctance to take financial wisdom seriously from someone who uses "payed" instead of "paid", (sank/sunk notwithstanding) you seem to be forgetting the huge number of corporations who _aren't_ listed on the stock exchange, and who don't pay dividends.
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I love all the guys who claim Blackwaters getting "payed" a lot of money.
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In our case we payed approximately US$10 each for 15 minutes of total time.
PHOTOS: An Orgy Of Cuteness At A Tokyo Cat Cafe The Huffington Post 2011
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In our case we payed approximately US$10 each for 15 minutes of total time.
PHOTOS: An Orgy Of Cuteness At A Tokyo Cat Cafe The Huffington Post 2011
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