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paid
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adjective
marked by the reception of pay
paid work
a paid official
a paid announcement
a paid check
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adjective
(= nonrecreational)
involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
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adjective
(= gainful)
yielding a fair profit
salary
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noun
(= wage, pay, earnings)
something that remunerates
wages were paid by check
he wasted his pay on drink
they saved a quarter of all their earnings