Pay-off Definition

verb

(informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.

I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
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(intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.

Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
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To pay back; to repay.
He paid off the loan three months early.
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To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.

This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2024.
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noun

A payment.

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A reward.

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A bribe.

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Other Word Forms of Pay-off

Noun

Singular:
pay-off
Plural:
pay-offs

Origin of Pay-off

  • Compound of pay and off.

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Pay-off Sentence Examples

  • Don't borrow money to pay off your debts without thinking carefully.

  • He managed to pay off all his debts and had a good plan to return at least a portion of his investors' capital.

  • Roger gives Pauline a big wad of cash to pay off their debts.

  • The nobility took advantage of this opportunity to pay off old scores against Gustavus III.

  • The proposal of the South Sea Company to pay off the national debt was strenuously supported by Aislabie, and finally accepted in an amended form by the House of Commons.

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