2paid adjective
1 a : receiving money for work
▪ She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
b — used to indicate if someone receives low or high pay for work ▪ He got a job as a highly paid consultant. ▪ She is very well paid. ▪ low-paid workers 2 chiefly US : having been paid for
▪ a paid political announcement ▪ a paid advertisement 3 : including payment of normal wages, salary, etc.
▪ I get two weeks of paid vacation [=time off during which you receive your normal pay] at my new job. ▪ She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
▪ She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
b — used to indicate if someone receives low or high pay for work ▪ He got a job as a highly paid consultant. ▪ She is very well paid. ▪ low-paid workers
▪ a paid political announcement ▪ a paid advertisement
▪ I get two weeks of paid vacation [=time off during which you receive your normal pay] at my new job. ▪ She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
put paid to
chiefly Brit, informal : to end or stop (something) : to put an end to (something)
▪ The pressure of work put paid to his holiday plans!
▪ The pressure of work put paid to his holiday plans!
