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Paved vs Payed - What's the difference?

paved | payed |

As verbs the difference between paved and payed

is that paved is past tense of pave while payed is from Old French paier Past tense of pay.

As an adjective paved

is covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.

paved

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
  • (figuratively) Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.
  • * The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pave)

    • payed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paid

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (from Old French paier) (pay)
  • * 1616 —
  • *:...and the use and proffitt therof cominge shalbe payed to my saied Sister Jone...
  • * 1836 — , ch 25
    • It was but just in time, for, as the frigate flew round, describing a circle, as she payed off before the wind, they could perceive the breakers lashing the precipitous coast, not two cables' length from them.
  • (from Old French peier) (pay)