Definition of PAYING

paying

Meanings

Plural: payings

Verb

  • give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  • convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
  • cancel or discharge a debt
  • bring in
  • do or give something to somebody in return
  • dedicate
  • be worth it
  • render
  • bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
  • make a compensation for
  • discharge or settle
  • present participle and gerund of pay

Adjective Satellite

  • yielding a fair profit
  • for which money is paid
    • "a paying job"

Noun

  • payment

Origin / Etymology

From pay + -ing.

Synonyms

ante up, bear, compensable, compensate, devote, gainful, give, make up, paid, pay, pay off, pay up, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary, yield

Antonyms

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Scrabble Score: 12

paying is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paying is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paying is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

paying is a valid Words With Friends word