Paying meaning : To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. To be profitable for. To give (something else than money). To be profitable or worth the effort. To discharge an obligation or debt. To suffer consequences. To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny. To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear. Payment