pay up

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay up
  1. pay
  2. pay off
  3. meet
Verb
  • During that time, farmers and ranchers were paid around $180 per acre-foot of water conserved.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The board recently approved eliminating 168 general fund positions, and the district projects paying $49 million less in salaries this year.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
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  • Only months after Iranian drones struck AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, casting doubt on whether the region’s big bet on digital infrastructure could pay off, KKR’s moves are a vote of confidence.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Betting on himself paid off when the Blue Jays made a five-year, $110 million commitment.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the executive committee of the smallest and least wealthy regional confederation, Oceania (OFC), will meet Wednesday to discuss its approach.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When reviewing salary ranges, look beyond whether the pay meets your expectations.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of meet
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“Pay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20up. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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