paid up

Definition of paid upnext
past tense of pay up
as in paid
to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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Verb
  • The authority would be allowed to appoint an executive director, who would serve at the pleasure of the board and receive a salary paid out of the Chiefs’ annual rent payments.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The latest Fubo lineup deals come as the teams behind RSNs continue to eye streaming platform options as the traditional pay TV bundle — where RSNs were bundled into basic cable packages and subscribers paid for the channel — continues to decline amid cord-cutting.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Five years later, that bet has paid off.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
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  • Nooshin Meshkaty, an Iranian American businessperson, said even though the government has tried to limit people for 47 years, it has always been met with resistance.
    Laurie Perez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Heading into the season, however, the gamble was paying off — news of her casting was met with fan excitement and a preview of the season that aired after the Oscars drew more than 5 million viewers.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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