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
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
Noun
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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The increase was due to Walmart introducing some higher-paying hourly roles in its Auto Care Centers last year, among other changes, the company said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The poster continued to drag out the process, paying with cash instead of a card and taking their time bagging the groceries.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a company has a lot of floating-rate assets (their portfolio lending) but also a healthy amount of floating-rate debt, a lower portfolio yield might be offset by a lower cost of paying off that debt.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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His bat said that the work is perhaps paying off.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Be sure to factor in any loan acquisition fee or prepayment penalty, as well.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is a mismatch that risks prolonging underemployment for degree holders and even affecting earnings trajectories, graduate debt repayment and workforce planning across industries.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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More pressing problems, consumer advocates say Consumer advocates said the Education Department’s efforts could pull resources needed to address more pressing problems, including fixes for millions of borrowers who are unable to access affordable repayment options.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Programs such as remote patient or therapeutic monitoring can qualify for reimbursement through current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, creating an immediate revenue stream.—
Kent Dicks,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The decision to scale back on payments for certain plans and procedures is maddening to many physicians, as one of the last consistent sources of reimbursement is in their minds becoming more challenging for their patients to access.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Paying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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