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51Pay-Off — Treffender Schluss einer Anzeige, der eine Zusammenfassung in einer Zeile darstellt. vgl.: Abbinder …
52pay-off — see payoff …
53pay off old scores — settle an old account, repay an old bill …
54pay-off — noun informal 1》 a payment, especially one made as a bribe or on leaving a job. 2》 the return on investment or on a bet. 3》 a final outcome …
55pay off — informal Syn: meet with success, be successful, be effective, get results, work …
56pay off — v. Prove successful …
57Pay — 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,… …
58pay — ► VERB (past and past part. paid) 1) give (someone) money due for work, goods, or an outstanding debt. 2) give (a sum of money) thus owed. 3) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn t pay. 4) suffer a loss or misfortune as a consequence of an… …
59pay something off — PAY (IN FULL), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate. → pay * * * pay a debt in full you may have saved up enough to pay off your second mortgage * * * ˌpay sthˈoff derived to finish paying money owed for sth …
60pay — pay1 [pā] vt. paid or [Obs.] (except in phrase PAY OUT, sense 2)Obs. payed, paying [ME paien, to pay, satisfy < OFr paier < L pacare, to pacify < pax,PEACE] 1. to give to (a person) what is due, as for goods received, services rendered,… …
