pay in

verb

paid in; paying in; pays in
British
: to put (money) in an account : deposit
I went to the bank to pay in a cheque.
paying a cheque in an account

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And the rural poor, whose jobs are being displaced by factory automation, are grinding out longer hours for lower pay in the gig economy. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Last week, at least 50 people, including 19 police personnel, were injured after police used tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse garment workers demanding unpaid wages and higher pay in Dhaka’s Uttara area. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Taiya Herndon is scheduled to appear for a hearing over the amount of her bail, set at $500,000 to be paid in full, on Thursday. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026 But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line. — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pay in

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“Pay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20in. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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