pay in
phrasal 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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Most were far from home, overworked and exhausted while receiving no pay in the midst of a prolonged government shutdown.
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Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
That is not a claim that those changes were worth the price paid in lives by either Israelis or Palestinians.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, not all will be paid in a timely way—only those roles covered under the president’s executive order.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
That includes which debt payments need to be paid in full versus which can be adjusted if (and only if) things get very tight.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
That is not a claim that those changes were worth the price paid in lives by either Israelis or Palestinians.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, not all will be paid in a timely way—only those roles covered under the president’s executive order.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
That includes which debt payments need to be paid in full versus which can be adjusted if (and only if) things get very tight.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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 23 Oct. 2025.
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