HyperDic: pay_up

English > 1 sense of the expression pay up:
VERBpossessionpay up, ante up, paycancel or discharge a debt
English > pay up: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningcancel or discharge a debt.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example"pay up, please!"
Synonymsante up, pay
Narrowerliquidate, pay offEliminate by paying off (debts)
BroaderpayDischarge or settle
Oppositedefault, default onfail to pay up
Spanishpagar

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