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Synonyms & Antonyms of pay off
(Entry 1 of 3)
- she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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payoff
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of payoff (Entry 2 of 3)
- the payoff on the investment was only about $500
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Near Antonyms for payoff
- charge,
- cost,
- disbursement,
- expenditure,
- expense,
- loss,
- outgo,
- outlay
payoff
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of payoff (Entry 3 of 3)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for payoff
- critical,
- crossover,
- crucial,
- fateful,
- life-and-death
- (also life-or-death),
- vital
- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical),
- climacteric,
- climactic
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“Pay off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20off. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of pay off was in 1607
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