paying

verb adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: pay-ing (2)

English Definition

Yielding a profit or giving money for something

Example Sentence

She lives here as a paying guest.

US IPA /ˈpeɪɪŋ/

UK IPA /ˈpeɪɪŋ/

profitable lucrative remunerative

unprofitable nonpaying