| VERB | possession | pay off | yield a profit or result |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | pay off, liquidate | eliminate by paying off (debts) | |
| possession | pay off, redeem | pay off (loans or promissory notes) | |
| possession | pay off, pay, make up, compensate | do or give something to somebody in return | |
| possession | pay off, buy off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor | |
| competition | pay off, pay back, get, fix | take vengeance on or get even |
| Meaning | Yield a profit or result. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | yield, pay, bear | bring in |
| Spanish | compensar, recompensar | |
| Meaning | Eliminate by paying off (debts) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | liquidate | |
| Narrower | amortize, amortise | liquidate gradually |
| lift | pay off (a mortgage) | |
| Broader | pay up, ante up, pay | cancel or discharge a debt |
| See also | pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | extinguir, liquidar, saldar | |
| Catalan | liquidar | |
| Meaning | pay off (loans or promissory notes) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | redeem | |
| Broader | pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| See also | pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | liquidar | |
| Meaning | Do or give something to somebody in return. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | pay, make up, compensate | |
| Broader | settle | dispose of |
| Spanish | compensar, indemnizar, recompensar | |
| Catalan | compensar, indemnitzar | |
| Meaning | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | buy off | |
| Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
| Broader | bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence |
| See also | pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | liquidar, pagar, saldar | |
| Catalan | liquidar, pagar, saldar | |
| Meaning | Take vengeance on or get even. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | pay back, get, fix | |
| Broader | get even, get back | Take revenge or even out a score |
| See also | pay | do or give something to somebody in return |
| Similar to | pay | make a compensation for |
| Spanish | coger, desquitarse, pagar, pillar | |
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