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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Black Parents United will receive $125,000 for its work, and the state health department will hire a third-party researcher, who will be paid up to $900,000 to conduct the analysis and write the report, said Meghan Guevara, director of the Office of Environmental Justice.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
People with knowledge of the situation insist his deal will not be paid up in full and the settlement will not have a negative financial impact on the club.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Anyone who submits a valid claim to Amazon and is approved will also be paid up to $51.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Endurance has a standard deductible of $100 that must be paid up front before any repairs.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
People with knowledge of the situation insist his deal will not be paid up in full and the settlement will not have a negative financial impact on the club.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Anyone who submits a valid claim to Amazon and is approved will also be paid up to $51.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Endurance has a standard deductible of $100 that must be paid up front before any repairs.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Be paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20paid%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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