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Definition of “well-paid”

well-paid

Definitions

adjective

  1. receiving or involving good remuneration

Synonyms

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= lucrative, paying, profitable, productive, fruitful, high-income, money-making, gainful, remunerative

Translations for 'well-paid'

  • British English: well-paidPronunciation for well-paid If you say that a person or their job is well-paid, you mean that they receive a lot of money for the work that they do.ˈwɛlˈpeɪd ADJECTIVE
  • Arabic: حَسْنُ الدَخْلPronunciation for حَسْنُ الدَخْل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bem pagoPronunciation for bem pago paga
  • Chinese: 工资高的Pronunciation for 工资高的
  • Croatian: dobro plaćenPronunciation for dobro plaćen dobro plaćena
  • Czech: dobře placenýPronunciation for dobře placený
  • Danish: velbetaltPronunciation for velbetalt
  • Dutch: goedbetaaldPronunciation for goedbetaald
  • European Spanish: bien pagadoPronunciation for bien pagado bien pagada
  • Finnish: hyväpalkkainenPronunciation for hyväpalkkainen
  • French: bien payéPronunciation for bien payé
  • German: gut bezahltPronunciation for gut bezahlt
  • Greek: καλοπληρωμένοςPronunciation for καλοπληρωμένος καλοπληρωμένη
  • Italian: ben pagatoPronunciation for ben pagato ben pagata
  • Japanese: いい給料を取っているPronunciation for いい給料を取っている
  • Korean: 보수가 좋은Pronunciation for 보수가 좋은
  • Norwegian: godt betaltPronunciation for godt betalt
  • Polish: dobrze płatnyPronunciation for dobrze płatny dobrze płatna
  • Portuguese: bem pagoPronunciation for bem pago paga
  • Romanian: bine plătit bine plătit, bine plătită, bine plătiți, bine plătite
  • Russian: хорошо оплачиваемыйPronunciation for хорошо оплачиваемый хорошо оплачиваемая
  • Spanish: bien pagadoPronunciation for bien pagado bien pagada
  • Swedish: välbetaldPronunciation for välbetald välbetalt
  • Thai: ซึ่งให้เงินเดือนสูงPronunciation for ซึ่งให้เงินเดือนสูง
  • Turkish: yüksek maaşlıPronunciation for yüksek maaşlı
  • Ukrainian: добре оплачуваний
  • Vietnamese: được trả lương caoPronunciation for được trả lương cao

Example Sentences Including 'well-paid'

"This is about public service... MPPs are already well-paid.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
He did not mind it very much in summer when he could get enough well-paid outside work to cover the mortgage and the food bills.
Emecheta, Buchi Gwendolen
I'm 32 with a well-paid job that entails staying in hotels most of the week.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
John, a well-paid lawyer, says he isn't interested in doing'adult stuff '.
Spiked (2003)
More generally, language proficiency, requiring many years ' committed study, is not a fast-track to a well-paid career.
The Australian (2004)
Nevertheless, in the context of Lequerica's well-paid Spanish lobby, they worked.
Preston, Paul Franco
The problem is what has been spent has largely been wasted, particularly on some players who are too old and too well-paid.
Sun, News of the World (1999)
What stops you taking a nice well-paid directorship in the City?
Forbes, Bryan A Song at Twilight

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