Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paying

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
pay-ing
IPA
/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pay

noun

payment

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pay + -ing.

Inflected Forms

payings (plural)

Derived Forms

billpaying feepaying nonpaying ratepaying taxpaying

Phrases

fare-paying non-paying

Synonyms

compensable remunerative salaried stipendiary gainful paid

Rhymes With

saying playing non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying portraying

Questions

How do you pronounce paying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does paying mean?
present participle and gerund of pay
Where does paying come from?
From pay + -ing.

How to pronounce paying

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