paid up

verb

past tense of pay up
as in paid
to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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  1. paid
  2. paid off
  3. met
Verb
  • Teachers are better paid and more people are working in Nevada than ever before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Queen, meanwhile, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara, arguably the most famous piece in the late monarch's collection.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of paid
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  • Now, next week's midterm election stands as the clearest test yet of whether that balancing act has paid off.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But more than two decades later, that project’s ill fate appears to have paid off handsomely.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of paid off
Verb
  • The Ayers couple met Schubert at a 2023 cold case conference in Marble Falls, Texas, where the idea for the nonprofit took shape.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brax Technologies The Wink can also wipe your data when a specific condition is met.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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