paid
/peɪd/adjective
उच्चारण पेड
वैतनिक, सवेतन, जिसके पैसे मिलें
Core word
adjective
- 1
[usually before noun]
(of work) for which people receive money
वैतनिक, सवेतन, जिसके पैसे मिलें
- She is looking for paid work after her degree.
- Employees get thirty days of paid leave a year.
- He took a paid job at a bookshop during the summer.
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- Teachers are entitled to paid leave during illness.
- The internship is paid, so students can cover their expenses.
- 2
[usually before noun]
(of a person) receiving money for doing work
वेतन पाने वाला
- The trust has only two paid staff; the rest are volunteers.
- Paid interns at the company receive a monthly stipend.
- The paid staff work alongside many volunteers.
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- A paid guide showed us around the fort.
- Only paid members can use the library after eight.
- 3
(used in compounds) receiving the amount of money mentioned
(वेतन के संदर्भ में) ...वेतन वाला
- a highly paid lawyer
- Many farm workers are badly paid.
- Nurses are often poorly paid for the hard work they do.
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- Her brother is a well-paid engineer in Bengaluru.
- Low-paid workers struggle to meet the rising cost of living.
¶Idioms 1
put paid to sth
(informal) to stop or destroy something, especially what somebody plans or wants
किसी योजना या उम्मीद पर पानी फेर देना
- The injury put paid to his hopes of playing in the final.
- Heavy rain put paid to our picnic.
AaSpelling
The past tense of pay is paid (not 'payed').
Pay का past tense paid होता है ('payed' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Put paid to something means to end or ruin a plan.
Put paid to something का मतलब है किसी योजना को खत्म या बर्बाद कर देना।