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paid the freight

paid the freight is the simple past and past participle of pay the freight.

Meaning of pay the freight

Verb

pay the freight (third-person singular simple present pays the freight, present participle paying the freight, simple past and past participle paid the freight)

  1. To pay for the cost of transport.
  2. (idiomatic) To bear the cost.
    • I don't want to pay the freight on the kind of conspicuous consumption that thrives on Mercedes or Jaguars.1990, J. A. Jance, Minor in Possession, page 168

Questions about paid the freight

What is paid the freight the simple past and past participle of?
Paid the freight is the simple past and past participle of pay the freight.

Words near paid the freight in the dictionary

  1. paid overs
  2. paid respect
  3. paid someone's way
  4. paid the bills
  5. paid the fiddler
  6. paid the freight
  7. paid the penalty
  8. paid the piper
  9. paid the price
  10. paid the rent
  11. paid the ultimate price

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