Pay off has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
yield a profit or result
"His efforts finally paid off"
2
eliminate by paying off (debts)
3
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
4
do or give something to somebody in return
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
5
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
6
take vengeance on or get even
"We'll get them!"
"That'll fix him good!"
"This time I got him"
7
To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
Example Sentences
"His efforts finally paid off"
verb
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
verb
"We'll get them!"
verb
"That'll fix him good!"
verb
"This time I got him"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)