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Paying has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
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payment

"The paying for my new car will come from a mix of savings and a loan."

In plain English: Paying is money that you give to someone as payment for something you bought or received.

"The paying is done, so we can finally leave the restaurant."

Verb
1

present participle of pay

"The paying customer signed the receipt before leaving the store."

In plain English: To pay is to give money to someone for something you bought or as part of a deal.

"I need to pay for my lunch before I leave."

Usage: Use "paying" to describe the ongoing action or process of giving money in exchange for goods or services, such as paying taxes or paying bills. It functions grammatically as the present participle when paired with a helping verb like "is paying" to indicate something happening now.

Adjective
1

yielding a fair profit

"The new bakery is paying well despite the rising cost of flour and eggs."

2

for which money is paid

"a paying job"

"remunerative work"

"salaried employment"

"stipendiary services"

Example Sentences
"The paying is done, so we can finally leave the restaurant." noun
"I need to pay for my lunch before I leave." verb
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Origin

The word paying is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the verb pay. It simply indicates that an action of giving money is currently happening or has happened repeatedly.

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