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payant

profitable, paying off, requiring payment, paid

p ɛ . j ɑ̃ → payer
pay pay + ant present participle
adjective Rare #39,973
profitable, paying off
FR: Ce travail est payant.
EN: This work is profitable.
requiring payment, paid
FR: Le parking est payant.
EN: The parking lot requires payment.
Forms of payer
MasculineFeminine
Singular — payée
Plural payés payées

Cet investissement ne sera pas payant.

This investment won’t pay off.

Éventuellement, ça va être payant, ça j'aime ça.

Eventually, it’ll cost money, and I like that.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

La vengeance n'est pas un métier très payant.

Revenge isn’t a very lucrative profession.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Le paradis est payant.

Paradise is not free.

Même si Jim travaille très fort, son emploi n'est pas très payant.

Even though Jim works very hard, his job doesn't pay very well.

Sounds similar to

payer p ɛ . j e paiement p ɛ . m ɑ̃