- pay something up
- pay something up†to pay all of whatever is due; to complete all the payments on something. •
Would you pay up your bills, please?
•Your dues are all paid up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pay something up
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pay something in — pay money into a bank account * * * ˌpay sthˈin | ˌpay sth ˈinto sth derived to put money into a bank account • I paid in a cheque this morning. • I d like to pay some money into my account. Main entry: ↑payderived … Useful english dictionary
pay something a visit — pay (someone/something) a visit to go to see someone or something. Yesterday a police detective paid us a visit and asked a lot of questions. The three elderly women decided to pay a visit to a spa and had a great time. Related vocabulary: pay a… … New idioms dictionary
pay something back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
pay something a visit — pay someone/something/a visit/call/ phrase to visit someone or something I think it’s time we paid the school a visit. Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone … Useful english dictionary
pay something a call — pay someone/something/a visit/call/ phrase to visit someone or something I think it’s time we paid the school a visit. Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone … Useful english dictionary
pay something into something — ˌpay sthˈin | ˌpay sth ˈinto sth derived to put money into a bank account • I paid in a cheque this morning. • I d like to pay some money into my account. Main entry: ↑payderived … Useful english dictionary
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 back to somebody — ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to return money that you borrowed from sb Syn: ↑repay • I ll pay you back next week. • You can pay back the loan over a per … Useful english dictionary
pay something down — ˌpay sthˈdown derived (NAmE) to reduce an amount of money that you owe by paying some of it • She used the money to pay down her mortgage. Main entry: ↑payderived … Useful english dictionary
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 out — SPEND, expend, pay, dish out, put up, part with, hand over; informal shell out, fork out/up, lay out, cough up. → pay … Useful english dictionary
