- paid⇄adj. 1. receiving money; hired.
Ex. a paid worker, a paid informer.
2. no longer owed; settled.
Ex. a paid mortgage.
(Abbr:) pd.
3. cashed.
Ex. a paid check. - paid⇄expr. put paid to, (British Informal.) to dispose of; finish off; settle.
Ex. We became fast friends after we decided to put paid to our quarrel once and for all. - paid⇄paid, verb, adjective.
verb the past tense and past participle of pay (1).
Ex. I have paid my bills. These bills are all paid.