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paid up

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

paid up is the alternative form of paid-up.

Meaning of pay up

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
    • At Whitsunday and Martinmas I will have enough to pay up the incumbrance of £3000 due to old Moss's daughter.1825 December 14 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 14 December 1825]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume I, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890...
    Synonyms:
    pay off, discharge

Meaning of paid-up

Adjective

paid-up

  1. Fully paid (for).
    • a paid-up member of the organization
  2. (figuratively, sometimes preceded by fully) Full-fledged, wholehearted.
    • Among Wall Street economists, Mr. Roach has not been a paid-up member of the alarmist camp.1991 October 6, Floyd Norris, “Services: A Boom Area Goes Bust”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Jul 2013
  3. Of an insurance policy, still in force but with the policyholder no longer paying any premiums (typically resulting in a reduced sum assured).

Questions about paid up

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

Words near paid up in the dictionary

  1. paid the rent
  2. paid the ultimate price
  3. paid through the nose
  4. paid to play
  5. paid towards
  6. paid up
  7. paid with one's life
  8. paid-in
  9. paid-up
  10. paidakia
  11. paide

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