Standard Lemma guide

PayPal

name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpeɪˌpæl/
  • CMU ARPABET: P EY1 P AH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A worldwide online payment system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An account on the PayPal system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ditransitive

Examples

  • He PayPalled $150 to my account, which was only half of what we had agreed.
  • Can you PayPal me the fee?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Company name, from pay + pal.