PAY OFF


Meaning of PAY OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1710

transitive verb

1.

a. : to give all due wages to ; especially : to pay in full and discharge (an employee)

b. : to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full

c. : bribe

2. : to inflict retribution on

3. : to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum

intransitive verb

: to yield returns

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.