pay sb off

pay sb off
UK US pay sb off
Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid)
to tell someone to leave their job and pay them what they have earned: »

75 workers were paid off when the plant was closed down.

to finish paying someone the money that you owe them: »

Finally he had paid off his creditors and could begin to save money.

INFORMAL to give someone money so that they will not do or say something, or so that they will go away: »

Two former employees threatened to tell damaging stories to the press unless the company paid them off.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • pay sth off — UK US pay sth off Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► FINANCE to finish paying back money that you owe for something: pay off a debt/loan/mortgage »Student loans are usually paid off at a very preferential rate …   Financial and business terms

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  • pay off something — pay off (something) to pay all of a debt. It took her six years to pay off her student loan. I guess I can afford a new car, but it s a lot of money and it s not easy to pay it off …   New idioms dictionary

  • pay off — (something) to pay all of a debt. It took her six years to pay off her student loan. I guess I can afford a new car, but it s a lot of money and it s not easy to pay it off …   New idioms dictionary

  • pay off — verb 1. yield a profit or result (Freq. 4) His efforts finally paid off • Hypernyms: ↑yield, ↑pay, ↑bear • Verb Frames: Something s 2. eliminate by paying off ( …   Useful english dictionary

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