verb Date: 1710 transitive verb 1. to give all due wages to, to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full, bribe , to inflict retribution on, to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum, intransitive verb to yield returns
PAY OFF
Meaning of PAY OFF in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012