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
  • There are also annual membership options, as adults can pay $300 for the year, seniors pay $200 and youngsters pay $75.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • The Premier League, having asked for proof of the justification in paying that fee for Maatsen, approved the deal.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • Tech companies are also going to need to start generating even bigger revenues and profits to pay off their debts.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • That bet has paid off in silverware, but also with a development pipeline that produced not just players but the coach who would lead them to two major titles.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • Want to know what to wear to feel closer to yourself, how to update your home to meet a new phase of life, or ways to switch up a beauty routine during an important transit?
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Smith met the victim at Little Platte Swim Beach, the probable cause statement said, where three men allegedly approached the pair.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 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 2 Aug. 2026.

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