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41pay-off — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. settlement, conclusion, reward, result; see adjustment 2 , pay 1 , payment 1 …
42pay off — informal yield good results. → pay …
43pay off — To eliminate an obligation by paying the obligee. To pay a confederate for his assistance in committing a fraud or crime. To recompense one for his keeping silent respecting the commission of a crime or the perpetration of a fraud …
44pay off — to result in success. I hope all this hard work pays off …
45ˌpay ˈoff — phrasal verb if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit …
46To pay off — Pay Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered …
47To pay off — Pay Pay (p[=a]), v. i. To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt. [1913 Webster] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. Ps. xxxvii. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to make or secure suitable return… …
48pay-off — noun /ˈpeɪ.ɒf,ˈpeɪ.ɔːf/ a) A payment. b) A reward …
49pay-off — Смотри Разматыватель …
50Pay-Off — Treffender Schluss einer Anzeige, der eine Zusammenfassung in einer Zeile darstellt. vgl.: Abbinder …