Pay-off - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpeɪˌɒf|
Brit.
|ˈpeɪɒf|
verb
- (informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
- (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
- To pay back; to repay.He paid off the loan three months early.
- To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2024.
noun
- A payment.
- A reward.
- A bribe.
- A reward.
- A bribe.
Extra examples
I had lived far too strenuously, so, my nervous breakdown was the pay-off.
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