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PayPal.

A worldwide online payment system.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpeɪˌpæl/
  1. A worldwide online payment system.

Where this word comes from

Company name, from pay + pal.

noun/ˈpeɪˌpæl/
  1. An account on the PayPal system.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Company name, from pay + pal.

verb/ˈpeɪˌpæl/
  1. To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system.

    ditransitive
    He PayPalled $150 to my account, which was only half of what we had agreed.
    Can you PayPal me the fee?
Where this word comes from

Company name, from pay + pal.

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