paid up

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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  • The amount of money each customer receives from the settlement is based on the total amount of Amazon Prime membership fees paid throughout the duration of their subscription.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • His captors released him after his family paid the $15,000 ransom.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
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  • That decision paid off big time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
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  • Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, met Carr at the facility on Friday but didn’t speak with the media during the news conference.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Abbott’s camp made its presence known in Corpus Christi as Democrats met Friday, with the help of a bovine and by handing out breakfast tacos.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
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“Paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20up. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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