English Dictionary

put paid to

動詞

イギリス英語 古風 慣用表現

(chiefly UK, dated) To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid". / (chiefly UK) To put an end to.

日本語の意味

請求書や借金記録に『完済済み』と印をつける / （事態に）終止符を打つ

After the customer settled the account, the clerk put paid to the invoice in the ledger.

顧客が代金を支払った後、事務員は台帳に請求書を支払済みと記録した。

意味（1）

(chiefly UK, dated) To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".

Well, then, I'll put paid to that little account. books

意味（2）

(chiefly UK) To put an end to.

If Harry had always seemed a sickly child, Harrow put paid to notions that he was really a physical weakling.

意味（3）

(chiefly UK, idiomatic) To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to stop something once and for all.

The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.

puts paid to （ present singular third-person ）

putting paid to （ participle present ）

put paid to （ participle past ）

put paid to （ past ）