pay off

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Noun Phrase, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb pay off has 6 senses

pay off(v = verb.possession) Array - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

pay off(v = verb.possession) liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts); Array

is one way to ante up, pay, pay up

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

pay off(v = verb.possession) redeem - pay off (loans or promissory notes); Array

is one way to pay

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

pay off(v = verb.possession) compensate, make up, pay - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

is one way to settle

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP

pay off(v = verb.possession) buy off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor; Array

is one way to bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

pay off(v = verb.competition) fix, get, pay back - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

is one way to get back, get even

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

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THESAURUS

pay off

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, discharge, do, do the trick, drift, drift off course, drive, fall down, fetch away, fill the bill, fix, get at, get satisfaction, get to, give good returns, grease, grease the palm, gross, head to leeward, honor, indemnify, lift, liquidate, make accounts square, make amends, make leeway, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, net, pay, pay back, pay in full, pay the bill, pay the shot, pay up, profit, purchase, quit, reach, recompense, redeem, redress, repay, requite, retire, return, reward, sag, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, settle, square, square accounts, strike a balance, suborn, suffice, take care of, take up, tamper with, tickle the palm, yaw, yaw off, yield, yield a profit

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ROGET THESAURUS

pay off

Retaliation

VB retaliate, retort, turn upon, pay, pay off, pay back, pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin, cap, reciprocate, turn the tables upon, return the compliment, give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets, give and take, exchange fisticuffs, be quits, be even with, pay off old scores, serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.