as in pays
to give what is owed for
for once our bills are all paid up
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Recent Examples of pays up
In the most severe cases, the state pays up to $86,000 annually for a person’s home care, Reiskin said.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pays up
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The 1970s were also a time of high-performance home audio and the JBL L100 Classic 80 pays tribute to that legacy by delivering refined acoustics, the latest materials and JBL’s build quality.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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And the gig pays an average $30,480 a year.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Not only is her delivery hilarious, but having Forest Whitaker’s daughter play an unabashed Hollywood nepo baby is a sly bit of meta casting that pays off big time here.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pays up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pays%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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