be paid up

idiom

: having given all of the money that one owes on a debt until a specific date.

You're (all) paid up through June.

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If the board decides to fire Jackson without giving a reason, the contract allows Jackson to be paid up to $187,500, or six months’ salary. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2022

However, a person who's entitled to more than one type of Social Security benefit can only be paid up to the higher of those benefit rates. —Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 4 July 2021

In December, the attorney general’s office picked Lanier to lead the lawsuit against Google and inked a contract that allows him to be paid up to $945 an hour. —Allie Morris, Dallas News, 16 July 2021

While many companies may ask for a deposit, BBB suggests that no more than one-third of the job be paid up front. —Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2020

Organizations will be paid up to $2,200 per program that each participant completes, for a total of up to $8,800 per participant. —Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023

People who participate in the full two-year study may be paid up to $3,490, according to the release. —Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022

Prosecutors alleged that, starting in 2012, Mr. Lieber participated in China’s Thousand Talents program and was under contract to be paid up to $50,000 a month to work at the Wuhan University of Technology, advising students and researchers there. —Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021

The additional fees you’re required to pay will either be paid up front as part of the down payment or factored into the monthly loan payment. —Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023

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