'pay off' definitions:
Definition of 'pay off'
(from WordNet)
verb
Yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
verb
Eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: liquidate, pay off]
verb
Pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: redeem, pay off]
verb
Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: pay, pay off, make up, compensate]
verb
Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor [syn: buy off, pay off]
verb
Synonyms of 'pay off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'pay off'
- PAYE,
- Pay,
- Paying,
- To pay for,
- To pay off,
- To pay on,
- To pay out,
- pay for,
- pay out,
- pay up,
- Full pay,
- Half pay,
- Pay Cerps,
- Pay day,
- Pay dirt,
- Pay office,
- Pay rock,
- Pay roll,
- Pay streak,
- Pitch and pay,
- Store pay,
- To pay out the cable,
- To pay round,
- To pay the piper,
- Yielding and paying,
- base pay,
- combat pay,
- hell to pay,
- merit pay,
- pay as you earn,
- pay attention,
- pay back,
- pay cash,
- pay claim,
- pay cut,
- pay envelope,
- pay heed,
- pay no attention to,
- pay packet,
- pay rate,
- pay reparations,
- paying attention,
- paying back,
- paying guest,
- rate of pay,
- sick pay,
- strike pay,
- Dead-pay,
- To pay one in his own coin,
- To pay one's court,
- To pay one's duty,
- To pay one's footing,
- To pay scot and lot,
- To pay the debt of nature,
- half-pay,
- non-paying,
- pay-phone,
- pay-station,
- take home pay,
- pays de la loire,
- take-home pay