Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-paid

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: well--paid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Adequately paid; receiving sufficient to liberal compensation for work.

Example Sentences

"For most purposes the morning peak, with its more expensive travel, is defined as 4.30 to 9.30 a.m., but in the case of Oyster Card single fares, the morning peak begins at 6.30. It is the less well-paid jobs that require people to travel before 6.30 (you still see men with their tool bags on the first Tubes of the day), so the generous impulse behind the working men's tickets has not entirely died out."

Etymology

From Middle English wel-paied, equivalent to well + paid.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wel-paied

Inflected Forms

more well-paid (comparative) most well-paid (superlative)

Phrases

better-paid best-paid

Frequently Paired Words

better-paid best-paid

Synonyms

high-paying

Questions

What does well-paid mean?: Adequately paid; receiving sufficient to liberal compensation for work.
Where does well-paid come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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