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51pay-off — see payoff …
52pay-off — noun informal 1》 a payment, especially one made as a bribe or on leaving a job. 2》 the return on investment or on a bet. 3》 a final outcome …
53pay off — informal Syn: meet with success, be successful, be effective, get results, work …
54pay off — v. Prove successful …
55Cadaver: The Pay Off — Cadaver (jeu vidéo) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cadaver. Cadaver Éditeur Image Works Développeur Bitmap Brothers Date de sortie …
56pay off old scores — settle an old account, repay an old bill …
57Pay — Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered,… …
58pay — ► VERB (past and past part. paid) 1) give (someone) money due for work, goods, or an outstanding debt. 2) give (a sum of money) thus owed. 3) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn t pay. 4) suffer a loss or misfortune as a consequence of an… …
59pay 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 …
60pay — pay1 [pā] vt. paid or [Obs.] (except in phrase PAY OUT, sense 2)Obs. payed, paying [ME paien, to pay, satisfy < OFr paier < L pacare, to pacify < pax,PEACE] 1. to give to (a person) what is due, as for goods received, services rendered,… …
