Paying

Definition: Paying

Paying

Adjective

1. Yielding a fair profit.

2. For which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "paying" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Paying

Acquisition

Adjective: acquiring, acquired; Verb: profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative.

Debt

In debt, in embarrassed circumstances, in difficulties; incumbered, involved; involved in debt, plunged in debt, deep in debt, over one's head in debt, over head and ears in debt; deeply involved; fast tied up; insolvent; (not paying); minus, out of pocket.

Failure

Lost, undone, ruined, broken; bankrupt; (not paying); played out; done up, done for; dead beat, ruined root and branch, flambe, knocked on the head; destroyed.

Inhabitant

Noun: inhabitant; resident, residentiary; dweller, indweller; addressee; occupier, occupant; householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant; settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist; islander; denizen, citizen; burgher, oppidan, cit, townsman, burgess; villager; cottager, cottier, cotter; compatriot; backsettler, boarder; hotel keeper, innkeeper; habitant; paying guest; planter.

Nonpayment

Adjective: not paying, non-paying, non-performing; in debt; behindhand, in arrear, behind in payments, in arrears; beggared; (poor); unable to make both ends meet, minus; worse than nothing; worthless.

Payment

Adjective: paying; paid; Verb: owing nothing, out of debt, all straight; unowed, never indebted.

Poverty

In want; Noun: needy, necessitous, distressed, pinched, straitened; put to one's shifts, put to one's last shifts; unable to keep the wolf from the door, unable to make both ends meet; embarrassed, under hatches; involved; (in debt); insolvent; (not paying).

Crosswords: Paying

I'm not paying you to do whatever it is you're doing (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

I wasn't really paying attention (Dumb and Dumber; writing credit: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, and Bennett Yellin.)

This rabble you're talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community (It's a Wonderful Life; writing credit: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett and Frank Capra. based on the story 'The Greatest Gift' by Philip Van Doren Stern.)

Hey, your taxes are paying their salaries (Speed; writing credit: Graham Yost)

Yes, I did. But I'm paying it off at ten bucks a week (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

I love paying rent when tha rents due (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

Paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain (Brand New Day; performing artist: Sting)

If you think you're getting too much government these days, just be happy that you're not getting all you are paying for. (references; author: unknown)

Paying Guest (1957)

Walter's Paying Policy (1926)

Paying the Limit (1924)

The Lodger Who Wasn't Exactly a Paying Guest (1919)

Paying His Debt (1918)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Major League Losers: The Real Cost of Sports and Who's Paying for It (reference)

• Paying Attention to God: Discernment in Prayer (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Marijuana: Paying The Price (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Make Room for the Paying Customer (reference)

• Paying for My Sins (reference)

• Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Trolley rig - paying out leadline by hand as trolley carriage runs down cable Off of ISIS. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Mackerel seine-boat and crew "paying out the seine" Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Pollywog paying homage to King Neptune during Equator crossing ceremony. After passing all the necessary tests, the pollywog will become a bona fide Shellback and able to initiate pollywogs during future ceremonies. Ceremony on NOAA Ship DAVID STARR JORDAN. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Plate 10. The Sigsbee Sounding Machine rigged for paying out. In: "Deep-sea Sounding and Dredging" by Charles D. Sigsbee, 1880. Library Call Number GC75.S53 1880. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Worth paying for. Credit: Library of Congress.

Your vacation keeps right on paying dividends. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Late Colonel Theodore S. Bowers, General Grant's adjutant-general / / photographed by Brady. Paying United States pensioners at the pension office in the New York Custom-House / sketched by A.R. Waud. Credit: Library of Congress.

Washington, D.C.--the new administration--colored citizens paying their respects to Marshall Frederick Douglass, in his office at the city hall / sketched by our special artist. Credit: Library of Congress.

Paying off potato workers in field near Spiro, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress.

Paying admission fee at Bean Day rodeo, Wagon Mound, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

As it was, I was only betrayed into paying a most unreasonable visit

He was reading without paying any attention, and without knowing what he was doing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Have trouble paying attention and learning in school. (references)

Family members, providers, and policymakers need to know if SCU's are effective, for whom, and at what cost, if they are to avoid paying more for care that is not truly more "special" or beneficial. (references)

You can greatly assist your health care practitioner by paying close attention to exactly which symptoms you have and when they occur, along with a description of the color, consistency, amount, and smell of any abnormal discharge. (references)

Business

Also, they were exempt from paying taxes. (references)

China is paying more attention to developing sustainable agriculture. (references)

In this case the tax is to be withheld by the partnership paying the dividend. (references)

Children

Yemen

In 1998 the Government mandated the acceptance of persons with disabilities in universities, exempted them from paying tuition, and required that schools be made more accessible to persons with disabilities; however, it is unclear to what extent these laws have been implemented. (references)

Congo

Persons with disabilities are exempt from some civil laws, such as paying some taxes or in some cases paying customs duties. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

NGO centers, including those run by BICE, are similar to half-way houses, paying the children a small amount of money while teaching them vocational and budgeting skills. (references)

Civil Liberties

Switzerland

The Federal Government subsidizes the press indirectly by paying $60 million (100 million Swiss francs) yearly to lower the postal rates for newspaper distribution. (references)

China

There also were a growing number of middle-class professionals attracted to large cities by hopes of better paying jobs in their fields. (references)

Burma

State-controlled news media frequently depict junta members paying homage to Buddhist monks, making donations at pagodas throughout the country, officiating at ceremonies to open, improve, restore, or maintain pagodas, and organizing ostensibly voluntary "people's donations" of money, food, and uncompensated labor to build or refurbish Buddhist religious shrines throughout the country. (references)

Economic History

Germany

Meanwhile, generous unemployment benefits reduce the incentive to take those lower paying jobs that are available. (references)

Georgia

After paying all applicable taxes, there is no limit on the inflow or outflow of funds for remittance of profits, debt service, capital, capital gains, returns on intellectual property, or imported inputs. (references)

Georgia

Legislation has been passed for judicial reform to begin, however shortly following reform enactment, the government fell six months behind in paying judicial salaries. (references)

Human Rights

Cuba

Lugo was released on December 16 after serving a 1-year sentence, and Suarez was released on March 31 after paying a fine of $45 (900 pesos). (references)

Dominican Republic

Individual inmates only can secure a tolerable level of existence by paying for it. Only those with considerable personal or family resources can do so. Newspapers and human rights groups reported that the overcrowding and deteriorating conditions at the Najayo prison, administered by the police, pose a serious threat to the health and safety of the inmates. (references)

Burundi

On April 8, Joseph Nzeyimana, the president of the Raddes party and a supporter of transition government candidate Colonel Epitace Bayaganakandi, was arrested for making "false accusations" against the Government; Nzeyimana was released on May 10 after paying a fine. (references)

Minorities

India

Dalits are considered unclean by higher caste Hindus and thus traditionally are relegated to separate villages or neighborhoods and to low paying and often undesirable occupations (such as scavenging, street sweeping, and removing human waste and dead animals). (references)

Brazil

Since 1992 the Steve Biko Institute in the city of Salvador has provided extra classes that enabled 200 Afro-Brazilian students to gain admission to universities in Bahia State; during the year, 180 students were enrolled in the classes paying tuition of $35 (80 reais) per month. (references)

Political Economy

Croatia

The U.S. government has provided assistance to Westernize and modernize Croatia's military, paying particular attention to support for civilian control of military forces. (references)

Trade

Burma

Foreign firms sometimes avoid the official exchange rate by paying for services in dollars. (references)

Azerbaijan

Goods to be displayed or exhibited may be brought in as temporarily imported goods for a period of time, but must be re-exported within the time stipulated to avoid paying import duties and taxes. (references)

Pakistan

Once the goods have entered and duties have been assessed, the importer must clear them for consumption (by paying the duties) or warehouse them. (references)

Travel

Japan

Regarding materials for exhibits, Japan is a member of the International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Materials under the ATA Carnet System (www.atacarnet.com). Use of a Carnet allows goods such as commercial and exhibition samples, professional equipment, musical instruments and television cameras to be carried or sent temporarily into a foreign country without paying duties or posting bonds. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Members of airline crews, infants (under the age of 2), and passengers in transit less than 24 hours are exempt from paying this fee. (references)

Nepal

In addition, a visitor who wishes to stay for more than 60 days can extend the tourist visa for 30 days by paying the equivalent of $50 USD in Nepalese currency to the Department of Immigration. (references)

Women

Uruguay

Women, who make up almost one-half the work force, tend to be concentrated in lower paying jobs. (references)

Lesotho

The tradition of paying a bride price (lobola) is common. (references)

Ukraine

Many women's rights advocates expressed concern that the law may be used to bar women from the best paying blue-collar jobs. (references)

Worker Rights

Qatar

In extreme cases, employers have deported employees at the end of their contract in order to avoid paying them the lawfully mandated end-of-service bonus. (references)

Portugal

The traffickers coerce the workers into paying large portions of their salaries to them. (references)

Russia

Women respond to such advertisements, usually paying their traffickers a fee for the service, for the visa assistance, for their ticket, and often for other expenses. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "paying": a paying concern ♦ be a paying concern ♦ default in paying ♦ dodge paying the fare ♦ eat without paying ♦ evade paying tax ♦ leaving hotel without paying ♦ leaving restaurant without paying ♦ not paying ♦ paying agency ♦ paying agent ♦ paying attention ♦ paying back ♦ paying guest ♦ paying no attention ♦ paying off ♦ paying out ♦ paying proposition ♦ paying put ♦ paying up ♦ stay at a hotel without paying ♦ travel without paying ♦ without paying ♦ yielding and paying. Additional references.

Beginning with "paying": paying-capacity, paying-in, paying-in form, paying-in slip, paying-off, paying-out, paying-the-rent.

Ending with "paying": fare-paying, fee-paying, gross-paying, low-paying, non-paying, tax-paying, tribute-paying.

Containing "paying": before-paying-tax, low-paying-jobs, non-paying elev, tax-paying ability.

Albanian

aftësi pagimi (paying-capacity, solvency). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مدفوع (driven, paid). (various references)

Bulgarian 

рентабилен (economic, gainful, lucrative, pay, payable), изгоден (advantageous, creamy, expedient, favorable, favourable, gainful, good, inexpensive, lucrative, plummy, profitable, remunerative), доходен (bonanza, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, payable, plummy, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Chinese 

�"�付 (Defray, Defrayed, Defraying). (various references)

Czech

výnosný (gainful, good, lucrative, opulent, productive, profitable, remunerative), výhodný (advantageous, expedient, favorable, favourable, profitable, useful). (various references)

Danish

man henvender fornoeden opmaerksomhed paa afholdelsen af internationale ungdomsarrangementer og udveksling af unge kunstnere (paying due attention to the organization of international cultural youth events and the exchange of young artists), betalingsformidler (disbursing agent, paying agency, paying agent). (various references)

Dutch

ontslag (discharge, paying off), gedomicilieerde (lawyer providing the address for service, paying agent), gedaalde belastingmoraal (worsening of attitudes towards paying tax), congé (discharge, paying off), betrokkene (data subject, individual registered, lawyer providing the address for service, paying agent, person concerned, person concerned(warranting protection), person whose extradition is requested, registered person, stored and numbered person), behoorlijke aandacht bestedend aan de organisatie van internationale culturele jeugdevenenementen en de uitwisseling van jonge kunstenaars (paying due attention to the organization of international cultural youth events and the exchange of young artists), afmonstering (discharge, paying off), advocaat bij wie domicilie werd gekozen (lawyer providing the address for service, paying agent). (various references)

Esperanto

maldungo (discharge, paying off). (various references)

Finnish

tuottava (productive, profitable, remunerative), kannattava (profitable). (various references)

French

payant (payable). (various references)

German

rentabel (economic, profitable, profitably, viable), lohnend (profitable, remunerating, remunerative, remuneratively, rewarding, worthwhile), einträglich (gainful, lucrative, lucratively, moneymaking, profitable, remunerative), bezahlende, bezahlend (anteing, disbursing). (various references)

Greek 

αποφεύγω να πληρώσω φόρο (evade paying tax). (various references)

Hebrew 

מכ� יס (bringing in, gainful, lucrative, profitable, rewarding). (various references)

Hungarian

szurokmerő kanál (paying ladle), szurokkanál (paying ladle), késedelmes fizetés (default in paying, delaying payment), fizetõképesség (liquidity, paying-capacity, solvency), fizetési késedelem (default in paying), fizetés nem teljesítése (default in paying), fizetővendégeket vállal (to take paying guests), fizetővendégeket tart (to take paying guests), fizető vendégeket vállal (to take in paying guests). (various references)

Indonesian

pembayaran (disbursement, payment, remittance). (various references)

Irish

íocaíocht. (various references)

Italian

redditizio (moneymaking, profitable, worthwhile). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

割の良い (advantageous, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

わりのいい (advantageous, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Korean 

지불 (Payment). (various references)

Manx

jeeillagh (damaging, productive, wasteful). (various references)

Pig Latin

ayingpay.(various references)

Portuguese

pagante, remunerador (profit, profitable, rewarding), que paga, que dá lucro. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

pagando. (various references)

Romanian

profitabil (advantageous, fat, fruitful, gainful, lucrative, payable, profitable, rewarding), renumerativ, rentabil (advantageous, commercial, economic, gainful, non-deficient, payable, profitable, remunerative, rewarding), lucrativ (lucrative). (various references)

Russian 

выгодный (advantageous, expedient, fat, fruitful, gainful, lucrative, profitable, remunerative), платить оплата платный. (various references)

Scottish

p� igheadh (pay, payment). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

unosan (fat, gainful, lucrative, profitable, remunerative), koji se isplaćuje. (various references)

Spanish

pago (acquittal, acquittance, area, country, defrayal, defrayment, deliverance, discharge, dividend, divvy, do I pay, estate, f, fee, indemnification, installment, instalment, pay out, payment, payoff, price, property, region, repayment, settlement, settling, village, wage, zone), pagar (acquit, allow, bear, cheque out, clear off, defray, discharge, divvy, fee, foot, fund, get it in the neck, give, honor, honour, lash out, let in, light, make good, meet, pay, pay away, pay back, pay for, pay out, pay over, pay up, put down, repay, requite, return, settle, shell out, throw, throw back, to pay), pagando, rentable (economic, economical, moneymaking, profitable, profitably, profit-earning, profit-making), reembolso (rebate, refund, reimbursement, repayment, satisfaction), que paga, liquidación (clearing, disruption, liquefaction, liquidation, sale, satisfaction, settlement, settling). (various references)

Swedish

betalande. (various references)

Turkish

paralı (coin-op, coin-operated, flush, heeled, loaded, mercenary, moneyed, paid, rich, wealthy, well heeled), para getiren, kazançlı (beneficial, fat, fruitful, gainful, lucrative, productive, profitable, prosperous, remunerative, yielding), kârlı (advantageous, beneficial, commercial, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, payable, productive, profitable, profit-bringing, rewarding), ödeme yapan. (various references)

Ukrainian

смоління, рентабельний (profitable, utility, workable), вигідний (advantageous, beneficial, expedient, lucrative, moneymaking, plummy), платіж (defrayal, defrayment). (various references)

Vietnamese 

khả năng thanh toán (paying capacity). (various references)

... daste. (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "paying": nonpaying, overpaying, prepaying, repaying, spaying, taxpaying, underpaying, unpaying. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Paying" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: paign, paing, paking, palying, Payan, payi, payin, Paylins, paynei, paynim, Paytine, payung, Peiyun, poiein, Poyning, pyong, wayang. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: aping.

-2 letters: agin, ayin, gain, gapy, nipa, pain, pang, pian, pina, ping, piny, pyin, yagi, yang.

-3 letters: ain, ani, any, gan, gap, gay, gin, gip, gyp, nag, nap, nay, nip, pan, pay, pia, pig, pin, pya, yap, yin, yip.

-4 letters: ag, ai, an, ay, in, na, pa, pi, ya.

+1 letter: playing, praying, spaying, yapping, yauping, yawping.

+2 letters: agrypnia, applying, egyptian, gapingly, gypseian, japingly, palsying, pandying, parrying, partying, repaying, splaying, spraying, unpaying, yawpings.

+3 letters: agrypnias, bypassing, canopying, carpingly, egyptians, nonpaying, pacifying, panegyric, panfrying, pargyline, parlaying, parleying, parodying, plaything, poignancy, pratingly, prepaying, pugnacity, raspingly, replaying, sparingly, synapsing, taxpaying.

+4 letters: amplifying, anaglyphic, atrophying, autopsying, companying, displaying, graspingly, hypnagogic, misplaying, nonplaying, opacifying, outplaying, outpraying, overpaying, panegyrics, panegyrist, paralysing, paralyzing, pargylines, pigmentary, playacting, playmaking, playthings, pleadingly, pleasingly, poignantly, portraying, pyramiding, reapplying, respraying.