Synonyms of pays off

pays off

verb

present tense third-person singular of pay off

1

as in pays

to give what is owed for

I finally paid off the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• pays up
• meets
• springs (for)
• stands
• settles
• balances
• antes (up)
• foots
• liquidates
• discharges
• quits
• clears
• ponies up
• recompenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiates

2

as in bribes

to influence someone with a bribe

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribes
• gets at
• has
• buys
• seduces
• provokes
• lures
• poisons
• entices
• corrupts
• persuades
• squares
• tempts
• tampers (with)
• oils the hand of
• leads on
• greases the hand of
• induces
• motivates
• spurs
• subverts
• dishonors
• stimulates
• prostitutes
• debauches
• taints
• degrades
• depraves
• demeans
• abases
• baits
• defiles
• debases
• traps
• warps
• profanes
• perverts
• allures
• beguiles
• fixes
• goads
• flatters
• snares

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pays off

The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Why tracking business expenses matters Tracking expenses pays off in several ways. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Quarterly reporting cycles do not reward discipline that pays off over a longer horizon than a single reporting period. — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

And despite the reputation, not every bet pays off for Moody. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Whether that trade actually pays off depends on your vehicle, your driving habits and how the numbers line up against real repair-cost data. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Being able to bring directing ideas into the writing itself, and getting a handle on the complex psychological stakes the writers had built in, so they could be properly showcased later, saves a lot of time and usually pays off. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Becoming a regular pays off more than any one-off negotiation. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026