🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

支付

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhīfù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Paid/peɪd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她为她的购物支付。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To give money in exchange for goods or services.

    "She paid for her groceries at the checkout."
  2. 2

    To settle a debt or obligation.

    "He paid off his student loans last year."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'paid' is the past tense of 'pay', which originates from the Old French 'paier', derived from the Latin 'pacare', meaning 'to pacify or satisfy'. Over time, its meaning evolved to encompass the act of giving money in exchange for goods or services.

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