paying

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English

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Etymology

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From pay +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: pay‧ing

Verb

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paying

  1. present participle and gerund of pay

Derived terms

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Noun

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paying (plural payings)

  1. payment
    • 1912, Philip H. Wicksteed, The Commonsense of Political Economy:
      It brings his payings into close and convenient correspondence with his usings of commodities, and different branches of his expenditure thus become easily comparable.

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