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31pay-off — 1. n. Final settlement. 2. adj. Final, pay off old scores Revenge oneself …
32To 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 …
33To 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… …
34pay 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 …
35pay 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,… …
36pay\ 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… …
37pay 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 …
38pay 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 …
39pay 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 …
40pay-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 …
