be paid

Example Sentences

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The men and women who enroll will be paid for their time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The London club have been exploring their legal options and expect a compensation package to be paid, though it remains unclear both how much that might be, or when it will be resolved.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

So, under FLSA, a worker making $20 an hour would be paid $30 once they exceed 40 hours in a week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"I think people should be paid as much as possible. Ask my employees -- literally, I do that."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The buyer of the swap—the buyer of insurance—would be paid off not all at once, if and when the entire pool of mortgages went bust, but incrementally, as individual homeowners went into default.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis