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Discover Ludwig"were paid" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used as the past tense of "to pay," which means to give money in exchange for goods or services. Example: All the employees were paid their salaries on the 1st of the month.
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were paid
verb
Past of pay
Exact(60)
Bills were paid.
They were paid £50.
Dues were paid there.
"If you were paid enough.
We were paid, too!
"And we were paid.
They were paid speeches.
You were paid by the pelt.
"They were paid," he said.
(Contributors were paid $50 for each profile).
Members were paid beginning in 1911.
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