Will be paid by vs Will be paid for by

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Will be paid by' is used to indicate the entity or person who will make the payment, while 'will be paid for by' is used to indicate the beneficiary of the payment.

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Will be paid by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the entity or person who will make the payment.

Examples:

The bill will be paid by the company.
The concert tickets will be paid by my friend.
The repairs will be paid by the landlord.

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The direct and indirect costs of passive interpretation, including in the case of cancellation, as invoiced to the Council by DG SCIC, will be paid by the Permanent Representation of Spain in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 below.
6. The direct and indirect costs of passive interpretation, including in the case of cancellation, as invoiced to the Council by DG SCIC, will be paid by the Permanent Representation of Spain in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 below.
Tickets and insurance will be paid by Paris.
The allowance will be paid by CNASEA on the basis of proof of transfer and complete cessation of activity
Legal costs will be paid by the defendant.
The costs will be paid by the country of origin.
The grant will be paid by 15 June 2008.
The wages of the seamen will be paid by the shipowners.
According to the same web page the Commission hopes that all trainees will be paid by the year 2001.
The financial compensation will be paid by 31 January 2005 at the latest.
Whatever the eventual outcome, the price of the tariff deficit that is currently being built up in Spain will be paid by future generations.
This VAT amount will be paid by Sapard to the state budget in which case it does not contribute to the objectives defined for the programme.
The bureaucratic costs, added to the funeral home's, will be paid by the family or by the insurance company.
The cost of fishing licences, which will be paid by vessel owners operating under this Agreement, will increase from €20 to €25 per tonne of tuna caught.
The wages of the ACP seamen will be paid by the shipowners.
The greatest price for this, however, will be paid by rural areas in the most backward regions of the new Member States.
According to Erdoğan, the costs will be paid by transit charges which will be set for the canal.
The final instalment will be paid by November 2010 at the latest
Compensation will be paid by PSE or a fully state-owned subsidiary, and financed by the introduction of a levy on consumers proportionate to their subscription to the electricity grid.
As regards current liabilities deriving from the normal course of business, Romania argued that these will not be taken over by AVAS but will be paid by DWAR.

Alternatives:

will be covered by
will be settled by
will be taken care of by
will be handled by
will be financed by

Will be paid for by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the beneficiary of the payment.