pay off


Definition: Meaning of, pay off in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / peɪ ɒf /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pay off paid off paid off
Present Participle Third Person Singular
paying off pays off
  1. [intransitive] if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit
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  2. [transitive] to give someone all the money that you have borrowed from them to buy something
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  3. [transitive] to stop employing a worker and give them any money that they are owed
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  4. [transitive] to give someone money so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you
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  5. to give someone money so that they will not do something that will cause you problems, especially by telling people about something bad that you have done
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