English Explanatory Dictionary

pay off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
  2. To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
  3. To pay back; to repay.
  4. To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
  5. To pay and discharge (an employee).
  6. To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pay off.wav

Word forms

pay off pays off paying off paid off

Synonyms

extinguish

Derived words

pay-off payoff

Translations

Czech: splatit Finnish: maksaa pois Finnish: maksaa French: acquitter French: payer German: auszahlen German: abbezahlen Norman: soudre Norwegian Bokmål: avbetale Norwegian Bokmål: amortisere Polish: spłacać Polish: spłacić Russian: выпла́чивать Russian: вы́платить Russian: покрыва́ть Russian: покры́ть Spanish: pagar Spanish: cancelar
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