PayPal
verbEtymology Company name, from pay + pal.
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To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system.
- He PayPalled $150 to my account, which was only half of what we had agreed.
- Can you PayPal me the fee?
PayPal
noun/ˈpeɪˌpæl/
Etymology Company name, from pay + pal.
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Informal An account on the PayPal system.
- A penis with a PayPal is a dangerous thing. Never pay for hookers with online money transfers. It’s considered wire fraud, which is a federal crime.2016 October, Willam Belli, “How to Suck Less at Your Career”, in Suck Less: Where There’s a Willam, There’s a Way, New York, N.Y.: Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:
- Find PayPals, Venmos, or CashApps of BIPOC and randomly donate money as reparations.2024, Maria Minnis, “The Lovers”, in Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing, Newburyport, Mass.: Weiser Books, →ISBN, section “Choosing to Redistribute Wealth”:
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- Remember that so many of us click on links to CashApps, Venmos, PayPals, etc. to donate to bail funds, Flint Water reliefs, the next Ferguson, and the like without any thought of integrating ourselves into collective action?2024, Too Black, Rasul A. Mowatt, “Conclusion”, in Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN: