How to Use pay in in a Sentence

pay in

phrasal verb
Definition of pay innext
  • The sum also includes the six-figure book deals he’s been paid in the past.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 July 2024
  • The loan for the office buildings was due to be paid in full within weeks.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Their lawyers maintained that more than half of this amount was paid in taxes.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • This article has been updated with the amount the state will pay in rent for the shelter.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • Their anger is a small price to pay in the quest for lucrative sponsorship.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Loopers get paid in silver bars that are attached to the targets from the future.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • This interview stems from his role in the campaign, for which he is being paid in clothes, not cash.
    — Jacqueline Cutler, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • What about the $130 million Jerami Grant will be looking to get paid in July?
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The Black women paid 52 cents for every $1 a white man is paid in South Carolina.
    — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 29 July 2023
  • So who should pay in a case like the Oteros', and how worried should people be about space objects hurtling toward them?
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • Indeed, in past years Sarandos has taken a cash salary of $20 million, with the reminder of his pay in stock.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Most restaurants include service in the bill; at most, round up or leave change if paying in cash.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
  • A number of stores were closed after the plan was confirmed and all creditors were paid in full under the plan.
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
  • This one is an investment, for sure, but one that will pay in stylish dividends.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Rena and her colleagues are paid in diapers and ice cream.
    — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The fight for more equitable pay in women’s basketball has been a long one.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • So, if Portis is dealt, that amount is paid in full by the Bucks but is not included in the outgoing salary number.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Luxury home prices are up, and wealthy buyers are paying in cash to avoid sky-high mortgage rates.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
  • But a man named Stan Brody says he's seen evidence of Willis' preference for paying in cash.
    — Jared Eggleston, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The husband and wife were literally paid in drinks at nightclubs.
    — Caitlin Gilbert, David Ovalle and Hanna Zakharenko, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2023
  • The sole winner of a jackpot can choose to be paid in a lump sum or through an annuity for the full amount, with annual payments over 30 years.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Before the law, bonds would be required to be paid in full, or some judges would order a deposit during brief bond hearings.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Mint, however, requires customers to pay in advance to get its best deals.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
  • The average balance, though, includes debt that consumers roll over from month to month, as well as balances that are paid in full each month.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
  • As is always the case on the promo codes FanDuel offers, the rebate is paid in bonus funds, with a 1x rollover requirement.
    — Martin Green, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
  • South Korean doctors rank as some of the best paid in the world and could see their earning power drop if there are more physicians to see patients.
    — Jenny Lee, Fortune Asia, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But for many, that may be a reasonable price to pay in return for a safe and regulated market.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Birch has since paid the $500 and received a letter from Wakefield acknowledging her account has been paid in full.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 June 2023
  • The daughter-in-law has not been paid in the past by any other federal campaigns, according to FEC filings.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But instead of getting the balance on completion, they would be paid in weekly installments over the next 10 or 12 weeks.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023

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