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paid one's own freight

paid one's own freight is the simple past and past participle of pay one's own freight.

Meaning of pay one's own freight

Verb

pay one's own freight (third-person singular simple present pays one's own freight, present participle paying one's own freight, simple past and past participle paid one's own freight)

  1. (colloquial, dated) Synonym of pay one's own way.
    • If any of you want a whacking lot of experience, lots of thrills to the minute and can pay your own freight, sign up for that trip to the land of the Northern Lights.1932, Delta Sigma Delta-Desmos, volume 38, page 151

Questions about paid one's own freight

What is paid one's own freight the simple past and past participle of?
Paid one's own freight is the simple past and past participle of pay one's own freight.

Words near paid one's own freight in the dictionary

  1. paid off
  2. paid off old scores
  3. paid one's addresses
  4. paid one's debt to society
  5. paid one's dues
  6. paid one's own freight
  7. paid one's own way
  8. paid one's respects
  9. paid one's way
  10. paid out
  11. paid overs

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