well-payingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈpeɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpeɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., paying adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + paying adj.

1. That pays well for goods or services.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I4 Basilius..fell to more cunning intreating my aboad, then any greedy host would vse to well paying passingers.

1641 Ld. Wariston Let. 2 Apr. in Memorials & Lett. Reign Charles I (1766) 118 Mercenary advocates are not so diligent and studious in public pursuit for the commonwealth, as in private processes of well paying clients.

1818 ‘T. Brown’ Brighton II. i. 63 Something handsome should be given for drugging honest John, who is a well-paying patient.

1905 Windsor Mag. Oct. 570 She begged him to allow her to continue her school for another year or two. ‘I have some very well-paying pupils coming,’ she said.

2011 L. Gardner Love You More (2012) xvii. 169 Jessica had pointedly given him a cold shoulder, focusing on her obviously well-paying customer.

2. That offers good pay or payment; highly profitable or remunerative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable

winning1435

lucrous1511

beneficial1526

lucrative1526

gainful1561

profitful1568

gainsome1579

profiting1590

requiteful1607

pennisome1631

lucriferous1648

opulent1648

emolumental1664

quick1681

well-metalleda1734

pay-rent1742

profitable1758

emolumentary1775

remunerative1813

economical1815

repaying1820

well-paying1832

benefited1837

paying1841

payable1855

money-making1887

economic1899

bankable1927

megadollar1963

money-spinning1973

1832 Aberdeen Jrnl. 5 Sept. (advt.) This Vessel affords an immediate entry to a long-established and well paying trade.

1834 R. M. Martin Hist. Brit. Colonies vi. 253 The Bengal Hurkaru..has generally a page, if not more, of well paying advertisements.

1939 Pop. Mech. Apr. 27 a (advt.) Big money working full or part time for others, or open your own, well-paying business.

1972 R. F. Hamilton Class & Politics in U.S. ix. 352 People of upper-middle-class backgrounds receive the best educations and then commence on the most well-paying careers.

2013 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 6 Dec. a12 Opportunities for education and training for well-paying jobs are desperately needed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-paying
释义	well-payingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., paying adj. Etymology: < well adv. + paying adj. 1. That pays well for goods or services. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I4 Basilius..fell to more cunning intreating my aboad, then any greedy host would vse to well paying passingers. 1641 Ld. Wariston Let. 2 Apr. in Memorials & Lett. Reign Charles I (1766) 118 Mercenary advocates are not so diligent and studious in public pursuit for the commonwealth, as in private processes of well paying clients. 1818 ‘T. Brown’ Brighton II. i. 63 Something handsome should be given for drugging honest John, who is a well-paying patient. 1905 Windsor Mag. Oct. 570 She begged him to allow her to continue her school for another year or two. ‘I have some very well-paying pupils coming,’ she said. 2011 L. Gardner Love You More (2012) xvii. 169 Jessica had pointedly given him a cold shoulder, focusing on her obviously well-paying customer. 2. That offers good pay or payment; highly profitable or remunerative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1832 Aberdeen Jrnl. 5 Sept. (advt.) This Vessel affords an immediate entry to a long-established and well paying trade. 1834 R. M. Martin Hist. Brit. Colonies vi. 253 The Bengal Hurkaru..has generally a page, if not more, of well paying advertisements. 1939 Pop. Mech. Apr. 27 a (advt.) Big money working full or part time for others, or open your own, well-paying business. 1972 R. F. Hamilton Class & Politics in U.S. ix. 352 People of upper-middle-class backgrounds receive the best educations and then commence on the most well-paying careers. 2013 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 6 Dec. a12 Opportunities for education and training for well-paying jobs are desperately needed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1586
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