Synonyms of paying off

paying off 1 of 2

noun

as in paying up

Related Words

• paying up
• prepayment
• repayment
• reimbursement
• overpayment
• rendering
• paying
• tendering
• giving
• remitment
• payment
• compensation
• remittance
• disbursement
• remuneration

Dissimilar Words

• nonpayment
• underpayment

paying off

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pay off

1

as in paying

to give what is owed for

I finally paid off the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• springing (for)
• paying up
• meeting
• balancing
• settling
• ponying up
• standing
• anteing (up)
• footing
• discharging
• liquidating
• clearing
• quitting
• recompensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

2

as in bribing

to influence someone with a bribe

she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribing
• getting at
• buying
• having
• oiling the hand of
• seducing
• luring
• enticing
• provoking
• poisoning
• greasing the hand of
• tampering (with)
• corrupting
• tempting
• persuading
• squaring
• leading on
• inducing
• spurring
• motivating
• subverting
• dishonoring
• baiting
• degrading
• debauching
• depraving
• tainting
• stimulating
• defiling
• debasing
• demeaning
• warping
• abasing
• alluring
• prostituting
• trapping
• profaning
• perverting
• fixing
• beguiling
• goading
• flattering
• snaring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paying off

Verb

The results demonstrate that Burger King’s multi-year renovation and marketing campaign may be paying off. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

This gives you the option to start paying off your loans earlier, or wait until you’re done with school. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

The league also has partnerships with apparel giants Adidas and Dick’s Sporting Goods, and according to Patricof, the partnerships are paying off in dividends. — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Replace mindless scrolling with a skill that keeps paying off. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026

That led to midyear cuts, layoffs, furlough days and a string of crisis borrowing and credit downgrades that the district is still paying off today, officials said. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

The time for that investment to begin paying off is now because the Dolphins need to put opposing offenses in difficult down-and-distance situations to have success on third downs. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Gaddy said the pattern worth watching is when workouts stop paying off and confidence starts slipping. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Capitalizing on the tide of anti-Rhaenyra sentiment rising among the peasants of King's Landing, Ormund plots to sow further unrest by paying off a band of smallfolk to brutally torture and kill members of the City Watch. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026