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paid the penalty

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

Meaning of pay the penalty

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pay, the, penalty.

Questions about paid the penalty

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

Words near paid the penalty in the dictionary

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

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