pay_off
has definitions from the fields of business,law
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[ verb ] (business) yield a profit or result
Examples "His efforts finally paid off" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)A non contributory plan usually won n't pay_off for the worker until he retires . (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)The battle of the Naktong_River is just one example of how the battle_cry and the spirit of The Fighting_Seventh have paid_off . Related terms |
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[ verb ] eliminate by paying off; as of debts
Synonyms Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)He died before he could completely pay_off his debts . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) pay off, as of loans or promissory notes
Synonyms Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The department apparently intends to make the Rural_Roads_Authority a revolving_fund under which new bonds would be issued every time a portion of the old ones are paid_off by tax authorities . Related terms |
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[ verb ] do or give something to somebody in return
Synonyms Examples "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" Used in print (Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)We were paid_off Tuesday morning and given tickets back to New_York . |
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