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payant.

paying, which pays

6 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɛ.jɑ̃//pe.jɑ̃/
  1. paying, which pays

  2. not free, not free of charge, nonfree, that costs money, that charges money, paid (as in paid service)

  3. fruitful, that pays off

Where this word comes from

From payer (“to pay”) + -ant.

verb/pɛ.jɑ̃//pe.jɑ̃/
  1. present participle of payer

    form-of · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From payer (“to pay”) + -ant.

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