PAY OFF


Meaning of PAY OFF in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1710

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 Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.