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Uncommonpay off
The correct spelling is pay off.
How to pronounce pay off
verb
Say it like: Paee- of-f
The correct spelling is pay off. To bribe, especially to deter oversight. For example: "I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off."
Usage Examples
“I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.”
“Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.”
“He paid off the loan three months early.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
- 2.To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
- 3.To pay back; to repay.
- 4.To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.
- 5.To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
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