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11pay 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 ( …
12pay off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money that you owe them. [V P n (not pron)] It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you pay off someone, you give them the amount …
13pay off — phrasal verb Word forms pay off : present tense I/you/we/they pay off he/she/it pays off present participle paying off past tense paid off past participle paid off 1) [intransitive] if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit… …
14pay off — I. pay all that you owe, pay the balance I want to pay off my loan now pay the whole balance. II. reward you, give you what you want Studying pays off. You get higher grades. III. reward, profit We invested in property, hoping for a pay… …
15pay off — UK US pay off Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► [I] INFORMAL if something you have done pays off, it is successful: »American carriers are hoping that the new service to China will pay off …
16pay off — 1) he was busted for trying to pay off a cop Syn: bribe, suborn, buy (off); informal grease someone s palm 2) she paid off the car loan in less than a year Syn: pay (in full), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate 3) his hard work paid …
17pay off — /ˌpeɪ ɒf/ verb 1. to finish paying money which is owed for something ● He won the lottery and paid off his mortgage. ● She is trying to pay off the loan by monthly instalments. 2. to terminate somebody’s employment and pay all wages that are due… …
18pay off — phr verb Pay off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑effort, ↑gamble, ↑move, ↑perseverance, ↑persistence, ↑tactic Pay off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑arrears, ↑cab, ↑creditor, ↑ …
19pay-off — /ˈpeɪ ɒf/ (say pay of) noun 1. the final settlement of a salary, bet, bribe, or debt. 2. the time when such a payment is made. 3. a settlement as in retribution: *Was it a pay off, a recompense, or did he feel guilty about me? Did such men ever… …
20pay·off — /ˈpeıˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs 1 : a good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something [count] You ll have to work hard but there ll be a big/large payoff in the end. We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work. What s… …
