as in paying off
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
for once our bills are all paid up
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Recent Examples of paying up
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Netflix keeps paying up for sports rights (NFL Christmas Day, MLB Home Run Derby, boxing, WWE, Women’s World Cup).
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Microsoft says one group, Octo Tempest, used Teams to taunt victims and pressure them into paying up, showing how personal these attacks can get.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The president had previously been adamant about Harvard paying up, as a few other schools have done, to end federal actions against it.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, many are not convinced that is a good reason for Medicaid to continue paying up to a five-fold premium for public ambulance service providers relative to private competitors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Unrest over contract matters, Jones playing hardball, absorbing the attention that is as necessary to him as oxygen, then ultimately paying up.
—Greg Cote
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Even after paying up the extra fees, the former retailer says performance did not materially improve.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Netflix keeps paying up for sports rights (NFL Christmas Day, MLB Home Run Derby, boxing, WWE, Women’s World Cup).
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Microsoft says one group, Octo Tempest, used Teams to taunt victims and pressure them into paying up, showing how personal these attacks can get.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The president had previously been adamant about Harvard paying up, as a few other schools have done, to end federal actions against it.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, many are not convinced that is a good reason for Medicaid to continue paying up to a five-fold premium for public ambulance service providers relative to private competitors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Unrest over contract matters, Jones playing hardball, absorbing the attention that is as necessary to him as oxygen, then ultimately paying up.
—Greg Cote
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying up
Verb
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This hits home for us in Massachusetts, and residents should be paying attention.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Consumers are paying more attention than ever before.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For example, other lenders charge for prepayment penalties, which Gravity doesn’t.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Blueprint has garnered a global following for beating the market and paying off investors.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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For the government, the investments in Feinberg were paying off.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In its press release, the Department of Education said that borrowers in SAVE will have ‘a limited time’ to select a new repayment plan.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In other words, a few months of patience may save you from years of repayment obligations.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The state appropriates funds for the voucher program at the beginning of the fiscal year and then seeks federal reimbursement.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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These surveillance approaches would be further strengthened by requiring definitive laboratory diagnosis and definitive coding of syndromes before providers can bill to receive reimbursement.—
Deborah L. Birx,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Paying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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