- pay off
- pay in full and be free from a debt, yield good results (the risk paid off)
She finally paid off her car so she has lots of extra money to spend.
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pay off
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pay off — {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. * /The men were paid off just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday./ 2. To pay and discharge from a job. * /When the building was completed he paid off the laborers./ 3. To hurt (someone) who has … Dictionary of American idioms
pay off — {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. * /The men were paid off just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday./ 2. To pay and discharge from a job. * /When the building was completed he paid off the laborers./ 3. To hurt (someone) who has … Dictionary of American idioms
pay off — vt 1: to pay (a debt or credit) in full the loan was paid off 2: bribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
pay off — (something) to pay all of a debt. It took her six years to pay off her student loan. I guess I can afford a new car, but it s a lot of money and it s not easy to pay it off … New idioms dictionary
pay-off — s.m.inv. ES ingl. 1. TS pubbl. frase finale di un annuncio o di un comunicato pubblicitario che riassume ed evidenzia il messaggio di vendita del prodotto 2. TS econ. risultato economico di un operazione 3. TS sport obiettivo che si intende… … Dizionario italiano
pay off — ► pay off 1) dismiss with a final payment. 2) informal yield good results. Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
pay|off — «PAY F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of paying wages. 2. the time of such payment. 3. a) the returns, as from an enterprise or specific action; result: »You will see the payoff immediately…without need for specially trained operators… … Useful english dictionary
pay off — (someone) to give someone money illegally to get them to do what you want. The pair had paid off local police to protect their drug selling operation … New idioms dictionary
pay-off — index commission (fee) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pay-off — ► NOUN informal 1) a payment, especially a bribe. 2) the return on investment or on a bet. 3) a final outcome … English terms dictionary
pay off — verb 1. yield a profit or result (Freq. 4) His efforts finally paid off • Hypernyms: ↑yield, ↑pay, ↑bear • Verb Frames: Something s 2. eliminate by paying off ( … Useful english dictionary
