paid, was paying
No se molestó en contarme cuánto les pagaba a los demás.
He didn't bother to tell me how much he paid the others.
La pesca pagaba todo lo demás.
Fishing paid for everything else.
¡Tú eras el bastardo que le pagaba con arroz!
You were the bastard who paid him in rice!
— Madre (2009)
Lo único cierto era que pagaba bien a su gente.
The only certainty was that he paid his people well.
— Nosferatu (1922)
El precio estándar era inferior al que Lanceson le pagaba a Dracosson.
The standard price was lower than what Lanceson paid Dracosson.
Y eso que el trabajo pagaba bien.
And to think the job paid well.
La herencia pagaba mi matrícula en la Academia Stone.
The inheritance paid my tuition at Stone Academy.