pay off's Usage Examples:

was able to pay off all existing loans.

But the risks pay off in poetry.

In the year 2000 this was enshrined in a law that stated a goal of a surplus of 2% over the business cycle, to be used to pay off the public debt and to secure the long-term future for the cherished welfare state.

served their sentences) to pay off all outstanding fines, fees, and restitutions before regaining their right to vote.

ghost of his elderly mother appears before Gong-shil to hand over her bankbook containing ₩10 million for her funeral expenses and to pay off their debts.

Jimmy returns to Pando's office to pay off his debt, but thinking he has a gun the gang once again attempt to kill him.

(died 1589), of Croft, Lincolnshire, was an English MP, pay official, victualler and treasurer of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

9) to pay off the disbanding of the New Model Army An Act for supplying and explaining certaine defects.

The Morgans got into arrears on the loan, and National Westminster Bank, commonly known as NatWest, offered a rescue package to help the couple save their home, where they would pay off the existing mortgages and give the couple a bridge loan for the purposes of aiding the husband's business.

In 1884 the estate was split into sections to pay off debts that had crept up during the Napoleonic Wars.

Steals, though risky, can pay off greatly, because they often trigger a fast break for the defensive team.

The first – Erotic Massage – was funded by a loan taken out by drummer John Ensminger, which his father had to co-sign on and took nearly a year of local shows to pay off the part of the loan that was used for studio time, printing and pressing and was released independently by the band in 1997.

It was originally a way of collecting a tribute to pay off the Danes when they attacked England, and was only levied when necessary.

Synonyms:

yield, bear, pay,

Antonyms:

unlock, unfasten, untie, dislodge,