"PayPal" meaning in All languages combined

See PayPal on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Company name, from pay + pal. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|pal}} pay + pal Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PayPal
  1. A US company that operates a worldwide online payment system. Derived forms: PayPaler
    Sense id: en-PayPal-en-name-Ut3vm7tH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 6 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 4 8

Noun [English]

Forms: PayPals [plural]
Etymology: Company name, from pay + pal. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|pal}} pay + pal Head templates: {{en-noun}} PayPal (plural PayPals)
  1. (informal) An account on the PayPal system. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-PayPal-en-noun-lwpcC~kw

Verb [English]

Forms: PayPals [present, singular, third-person], PayPaling [participle, present], PayPalling [participle, present], PayPaled [participle, past], PayPaled [past], PayPalled [participle, past], PayPalled [past]
Etymology: Company name, from pay + pal. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|pal}} pay + pal Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=PayPalled|pres_ptc2=PayPalling}} PayPal (third-person singular simple present PayPals, present participle PayPaling or PayPalling, simple past and past participle PayPaled or PayPalled)
  1. (ditransitive) To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system. Tags: ditransitive
    Sense id: en-PayPal-en-verb-5tfalqvp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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