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pay off

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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. 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.

  2. Nic Fink:

    It’s really fun to see it pay off for Andrew and I.

  3. Steve Daines:

    Listen, we were told we are at the one-yard line last night to get this done, all Ive got to say is, The Senate may think The Senate at the one-yard line right now, but Montanans are getting sacked. In fact, our unemployment claims in Montana since march 17th, we just looked it up 15 minutes ago, 14,350 Montanans have filed for unemployment in the last week. Monday had been marked with furious debate on the The Senate floor, as Republicans accused White House Democrats of proposing an alternative stimulus bill that was full of unnecessary progressive wishlist items. The Senate Democrats in the meantime repeatedly blocked the Republican stimulus bill, which would require 60 votes to survive. WATCH Steve Daines FULLSPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR The bill offered by White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., included measures to restrict airlines carbon emissions, protect illegal immigrants, provide for same-day voter registration, pay off billions in student loan debt, encourage federal agencies to employ.

  4. Danske Bank:

    The efforts of closing down unprofitable routes are obviously starting to pay off, in addition to the fact that existing routes are becoming more mature and thereby perform better, we expect continued solid traffic figures for the coming months in terms of load and underlying yield.

  5. Fitzgerald Alan:

    I am feeling euphoric. I feel like I'm on top of the world. I feel like nothing can stop me, thank God, thank Jesus for everything he has given to me. I really appreciate everything Samsung has brought to the table to help me pay off this tuition.


Translations for pay off

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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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