/ peɪd; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
( of work, etc. ) for which people receive money :
Neither of them is currently in paid employment.
a well-paid job
2.
( of a person ) receiving money for doing work :
Men still outnumber women in the paid workforce.
a poorly paid teacher
OPP unpaid
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IDIOMS
- put paid to sth