PAID OFF Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

paid off

verb

past tense of pay off

as in paid

to give what is owed for I finally paid off the loan

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repudiated

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

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Recent Examples of paid off Sean Cohan, president of Bell Media, says big risks on the steamy gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry paid off and helped put Canada’s top media giant on the global stage. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Taking a chance on a league newcomer paid off immediately as Campbell scored on his first league start in a stunning upset win over former champion Bayer Leverkusen. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 According to the company, 4,594 people completed its DMP in 2025 and paid off more than $82 million in debt. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 His James Madison experience paid off when 13 of his players from that school followed Cignetti to Indiana. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 The key question, of course, is whether that investment has paid off. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The lowest interest rate isn't necessarily the best option if the terms create other financial challenges, so compare both the immediate credit impact and the longer-term cost of getting the debt paid off. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Stewart's persistence eventually paid off, and he was sent to England in late 1943 with the 445th Bombardment Group. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 If the buyer isn’t a veteran, will my entitlement stay tied up until the loan is paid off? — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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The country’s largest wine and spirits distributor has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations that its executives and employees bribed alcohol retailers for favorable placement of certain products.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In 2015, a lower court convicted the former prime minister of having bribed a senator, handing him a three-year sentence.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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The Harmonizers met for the first time in the Elgin City Hall courtroom on April 30, 1946, with 20 men in attendance and Ben Willis leading the singing.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Spencer held warm feelings towards Charles shortly after the then-Prince of Wales and Diana met at Althorp House in 1977.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026