- pay something off
- pay something off†to pay all of a debt; to pay the final payment for something bought on credit. •
This month I'll pay the car off.
•Did you pay off the gas bill yet?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pay something off
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pay something off — PAY (IN FULL), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate. → pay * * * pay a debt in full you may have saved up enough to pay off your second mortgage * * * ˌpay sthˈoff derived to finish paying money owed for sth … Useful english dictionary
pay something off — Syn: pay (in full), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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… … Financial and business terms
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
ˌpay sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to give back all the money that you borrowed in order to buy something In another two years, we will have paid off our mortgage.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pay something back — REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund. → pay * * * repay a loan to someone the money should be paid back with interest | [with two objs.] they did pay me back the money * * * ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to… … Useful english dictionary
pay something back — Syn: repay, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived … Useful english dictionary
shrug something off — DISREGARD, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, pay no heed to, play down, make light of. → shrug … Useful english dictionary
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
