Sentence:  Huff 's attorney , Antone F. Gregorio , quoted his client as saying that part of the embezzlement represented money <WSD>paid</WSD> to Huff , as attorney for the loan association , in satisfaction of mechanic 's liens on property on which the association held mortgages . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give money, usually in exchange for goods or services