1
as in paying
to give what is owed for
I finally paid off the loan
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2
as in bribing
to influence someone with a bribe
she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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as in paying up
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Recent Examples of paying off
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
All the hard work ended up paying off as Handy pulled off his wedding-day duties with ease.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers' 2025 regular season did not go as many baseball experts expected, with the team battling several injuries throughout the roster and several big-money signings not paying off.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The movie was getting some rapturous early reviews, so his big gamble—my big gamble, too, in a different way—seemed to be paying off.
—Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
This approach is already paying off in some high-impact areas.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Colorado's efforts are paying off.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The researchers recommend setting small, achievable financial goals like building an emergency fund or paying off one small debt to build momentum.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Shares jumped that session as Wall Street saw that BlackRock’s pursuit of growth outside of its lower-cost stock and bond funds was paying off.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
All the hard work ended up paying off as Handy pulled off his wedding-day duties with ease.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers' 2025 regular season did not go as many baseball experts expected, with the team battling several injuries throughout the roster and several big-money signings not paying off.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The movie was getting some rapturous early reviews, so his big gamble—my big gamble, too, in a different way—seemed to be paying off.
—Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
This approach is already paying off in some high-impact areas.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Colorado's efforts are paying off.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The researchers recommend setting small, achievable financial goals like building an emergency fund or paying off one small debt to build momentum.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying off
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David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, individual coverage topped $9,300, on average, this year, up 5% – with employees shouldering $1,440 of the cost and employers paying the rest.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Justice brought charges Thursday against the voting machine company Smartmatic, accusing it of allegedly bribing an official in the Philippines to win contracts, according to court papers filed in the Southern District of Florida.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Then, in February of this year, Coral Gables criminal defese attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo in a scheme to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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In this case, there are no prepayment penalties or transaction fees for federal and private student loans, so borrowers can refinance their loans multiple times if rates continue to fall.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Except buying Madrid is impossible because the Spanish giants have never been for sale.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Celebrities, like Lisa from BLACKPINK, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Osaka have their own plush toys, while collectors have been buying and reselling these critters at an unbelievable pace and price.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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TriShulla continued to cover the storage fees and is demanding repayment for that, too, according to the lawsuit.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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These loans are typically structured, negotiated, and customized, often as senior secured loans that rank first in repayment priority.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the federal government works on a reimbursement system and doesn’t report wages to the state, adding some extra steps.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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The benefit provides greater flexibility for travelers by allowing eligible cardholders to cancel or change flights for any reason up to two days before departure, and receive up to 75 percent reimbursement for nonrefundable costs.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Paying off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20off. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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