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pay off

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pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

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Variants

synonym
buy offfixliquidatepayredeem
pasttense
payed off
presentparticiple
paying off
thirdpersonsingular
pays off
pastparticiple
payed off

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
take vengeance on or get even
§2
do or give something to somebody in return
§3
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
§4
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
§5
yield a profit or result
§6
eliminate by paying off (debts)

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