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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pay offverb

    yield a profit or result

    "His efforts finally paid off"

  2. liquidate, pay offverb

    eliminate by paying off (debts)

  3. redeem, pay offverb

    pay off (loans or promissory notes)

  4. pay, pay off, make up, compensateverb

    do or give something to somebody in return

    "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

  5. buy off, pay offverb

    pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

  6. pay back, pay off, get, fixverb

    take vengeance on or get even

    "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

Wiktionary

  1. pay offverb

    To bribe, especially to deter oversight.

  2. pay offverb

    To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.

  3. pay offverb

    To pay back; to repay.

  4. pay offverb

    To pay back the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.

ChatGPT

  1. pay off

    Pay off generally refers to the act of completing the payment of a debt or an obligation. It can also refer to the beneficial results or rewards obtained from an investment, hard work or a risky action. It can be used in both financial and non-financial contexts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pay off in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pay off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pay off in a Sentence

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    It took Alexis four years to earn her college degree, but it will take her 25 years to pay off her student loans, join the fight to make college affordable. Join the fight for Alexis.

  2. Kamala Harris:

    When our kids want to go to college, where as other families who own their home and can go into the equity in their home to help pay for their students' tuition, our families have to go and those students have to take out loans and at interest rates that they can't afford to pay off over a long period of time.

  3. Josh Tetrick:

    We learned that doing what you know is right sometimes creates challenges but in the long-term, those efforts pay off, once we got in the same room with [ the FDA ] and talked about what really mattered -- helping people eat better -- we found a solution that worked for everyone.

  4. George Harrington:

    It let me pay off bills, let me get back on my feet, i got my money. I didn't have to wait a year. So I'm happy.

  5. Shanxi Huayu:

    The company has overcome numerous difficulties, actively strived to raise capital from various channels, and now decided to pay off the debts in full on Wednesday.


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  • سدد دينكArabic
  • vyplácet se, podplácet, podplatit, vyplatit se, splatitCzech
  • zurückzahlen, bestechen, sich lohnen, auszahlenGerman
  • cancelar, pagar, sobornar, salir a cuenta, recompensar, valer la penaSpanish
  • acquitter, payer, soudoyerFrench
  • վճարելArmenian
  • aflossenDutch
  • opłacić się, opłacić, opłacać się, opłacaćPolish
  • compensarPortuguese
  • подкупать, окупаться, окупиться, расплатиться, покрыть, подкупить, расплачиваться, выплачивать, покрывать, выплатитьRussian

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