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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
But it was still caught flat-footed, paying up to twice the usual cost for romaine before briefly using other greens in its salads.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The university is proposing paying up to a $10 million entry fee while also forgoing league revenue, which could be up to $2 million, sources told CBS Sacramento's Jake Gadon.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Citi noted that market positioning continues to reflect supply concerns, with oil for near-term delivery trading at a premium to later months, and skewed call option pricing showing that traders are still paying up for protection against higher prices.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
Walmart’s online operations grew 24% globally and exceeded $150 billion of sales last year, with consumers increasingly paying up for faster options.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
But it was still caught flat-footed, paying up to twice the usual cost for romaine before briefly using other greens in its salads.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The university is proposing paying up to a $10 million entry fee while also forgoing league revenue, which could be up to $2 million, sources told CBS Sacramento's Jake Gadon.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Citi noted that market positioning continues to reflect supply concerns, with oil for near-term delivery trading at a premium to later months, and skewed call option pricing showing that traders are still paying up for protection against higher prices.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying up
Verb
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But determining how to structure reimbursements would be tricky, as the costs of the tariffs flowed through the economy in the form of customers paying the taxes directly as well as importers either passing along the cost indirectly or absorbing them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kyiv is paying the price of the upheaval with constant churn and relentless loss, Ukrainians told me.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bird's office recommends thoroughly researching online sellers, meeting at secure locations and avoiding prepayment for services.—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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For non-Teslas, prepayment setup is important.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, the Americans' wager is paying off.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some of the troubleshooting efforts may be paying off, as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced earlier this month that a test in which engineers partially filled SLS’s hydrogen tanks showed improvement.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lawsuit seeks the repayment of those damages.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the end of the repayment period, the remaining eligible unsecured debts are discharged.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition to funding availability, the federal government has limited the ability of researchers to receive reimbursement for indirect costs that pay for things like building maintenance, electricity and other costs required for research.—
Sara Bedigian,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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But insurers around the country, including Blue Cross, say a growing number of provider groups, some backed by private equity, are turning to the arbitration process as a business strategy to inflate reimbursement.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Paying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20up. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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