pay in
phrasal verb
paid in; paying in; pays in
British
: to put (money) in an account : deposit
I went to the bank to pay in a cheque.
paying a cheque in an account
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Shareholders of Meta sued Zuckerberg, Andreessen and other former company officials including former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in hopes of holding them liable for billions of dollars in fines and legal costs the company paid in recent years.
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Tom Hals, USA Today, 18 July 2025
About a fifth of Medicaid claims are not paid in full, compared to just 5% of private claims.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Tickets went on sale for a tentative July 4, 2026 release date before production began, with fans encouraged to pay in advance in order to ensure the film makes it onto as many screens as possible.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Six Secret Service personnel have been suspended without pay in connection with last year's assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Tom Hals, USA Today, 18 July 2025
About a fifth of Medicaid claims are not paid in full, compared to just 5% of private claims.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Tickets went on sale for a tentative July 4, 2026 release date before production began, with fans encouraged to pay in advance in order to ensure the film makes it onto as many screens as possible.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Six Secret Service personnel have been suspended without pay in connection with last year's assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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“Pay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20in. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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