paying the price

A form of pay the price — To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pay the price
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paying the price. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20the%20price

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“paying the price.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20the%20price. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paying the price,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20the%20price.

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