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Discover LudwigThe phrase "tended to pay" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to take action in order to pay (or, to make an effort to pay). For example, "When my car broke down unexpectedly, I tended to pay for the repairs by using my credit card."
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They tended to pay off.
Finding work in the field wasn't difficult, he said, but the jobs tended to pay poorly.
However, the key difference is that these jobs tended to pay at the same (or similar) hourly rates.
They tended to pay the rent by using up savings, borrowing from family or friends or accruing debt.
Back then, foundations tended to pay for local civic groups to supplement city services like community policing or cleaning streets.
Warren Buffett hasn't tended to pay dividends or buy back shares in his 43 years atop Berkshire Hathaway and has somehow managed to keep his job.
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Small corporations tend to pay even less.
Wire services tend to pay less than news magazines; tabloids tend to pay more.
He tends to pay little attention to standard political conventions.
And the sloppier team tends to pay for its sins.
They tend to pay their taxes with money orders.
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