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31pay off or settle a score — idi pay off or settle a score, to avenge a wrong; retaliate …
32pay-off reel — vyniotuvas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. decoiler; feed reel; pay off reel; rewind reel; uncoiler vok. Ablaufhaspel, f; Abrollhaspel, f; Abwickler, m rus. разматыватель, m pranc. dérouleuse, f; dévidoir, m …
33pay off — Synonyms and related words: advantage, afford, amortize, answer, approach, avail, be gainful, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be worthwhile, bear away, bear off, benefit, bestead, bribe, bring in, buy, buy off, clear, compensate, corrupt,… …
34pay\ 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 done… …
35pay off — 1. Pay and discharge (as hired men). 2. Punish, pay, take revenge upon, retort upon, retaliate, be quits, be even with, give a quid pro quo. 3. (Naut.) Fall off, fall to leeward, fall off from the wind …
36pay off — verb Date: 1710 transitive verb 1. a. to give all due wages to; especially to pay in full and discharge (an employee) b. to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full c. bribe 2. to inflict retribution on 3. to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool …
37pay off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discharge, let go, drop from the payroll; see dismiss 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, redress, repay, requite, vindicate. Informal: fix. Archaic: wreak. Idioms: even the …
38pay-off — n 1 RESULT, outcome, benefit, advantage, reward, settlement, consequence, upshot COLLOQ. crunch, moment of truth, punchline 2 BRIBE, inducement, allurement, enticement COLLOQ. back hander, sweetener, hush money, slush fund, protection money …
39pay off — v. pay a debt in full; yield a profit; pay a person who has influence as to obtain a favor; reward; punish, get revenge …
40pay off — verb a) To bribe, especially to deter oversight. I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off. b) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit. Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found… …
