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RELATED WORDS : auction off back off badly off base pay be off bear off beat off beetle off beg off better off bind off bite off blast off block off blow off bound off break off breaking off bring off broken off browned off brush off bugger off bully off bump off bundle off bunk off burn off buy off buzz off call off cap off carry off cart off cast off charge off check off cheesed off chip off chip off the old block choke off chop off clear off click off clock off close off closing off combat pay come off cool off cordon off count off cream off cross off curtain off cut off cutting off damping off damping off fungus dash off day off die off dope off doze off draw off drawing off drift off drive off drop off drowse off ease off ebb off even off face off fall off falling off fend off fight off finish off firing off first off flake off fling off flow off fly off the handle fob off foist off freeze off frighten off fuck off get off get off the ground give off go off go off at half-cock go off half cocked go off half-cocked goof off goofing off hang off haul off have it off head off hell to pay hit it off hive off hold off jack off jacking off jerk off jerking off jump off jumping off place keep off keep one's eyes off keep one's hands off kick off kill off knock it off knock off laugh off lay off lead off leading off leave off let off level off lift off lip off log off loose off lop off make off mark off melt off merit pay mouth off nip off nod off off off and on off balance off base off chance off color off duty off guard off her guard off his guard off key off limits off one's guard off the beaten track off the cuff off the hook off the record off the wall off year off your guard on and off pack off pair off palm off pan off partition off partitioned off partner off pass off pay pay as you earn pay attention pay back pay cash pay cerps pay claim pay cut pay dirt pay envelope pay for pay heed pay no attention to pay out pay packet pay rate pay rock pay streak pay up peel off pension off pick off piss off pissed off play off polish off pop off pound off pull off put off raffle off rail off rake off rate of pay rattle off reel off ride off rinse off rip off roar off roll off rope off round off rub off run off rush off scare off scratch off screen off seal off sealed off sell off send off separate off set off shade off shake off sheer off shoo off shoot one's mouth off shove off show off showing off shrug off shut off sick pay sign off siphon off skim off slack off slacken off sleep off slip off slough off snap off sneak off snip off sound off spark off spiel off spin off spirit off sponge off square off stand off stave off stay off straight off strike off strike pay swear off sweat off sweep off switch off sworn off take home pay take off take the edge off take time off take-home pay taper off tapering off tear off tee off tell off throw off tick off ticked off time off tip off top off topping off toss off touch off trigger off turn off turned off walk off walk off with ward off wash off wave off wear off whack off whisk off wind off wipe off work off write off

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb pay off has 6 senses

• pay off(v = verb.possession) Array - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
is one way to bear, pay, yield
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

• pay off(v = verb.possession) liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts); Array
is one way to ante up, pay, pay up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• pay off(v = verb.possession) redeem - pay off (loans or promissory notes); Array
is one way to pay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• pay off(v = verb.possession) compensate, make up, pay - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
is one way to settle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP

• pay off(v = verb.possession) buy off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor; Array
is one way to bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• pay off(v = verb.competition) fix, get, pay back - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
is one way to get back, get even
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

THESAURUS

pay off

advantage, afford, amortize, answer, approach, avail, be gainful, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be worthwhile, bear away, bear off, benefit, bestead, bribe, bring in, buy, buy off, clear, compensate, corrupt, discharge, do, do the trick, drift, drift off course, drive, fall down, fetch away, fill the bill, fix, get at, get satisfaction, get to, give good returns, grease, grease the palm, gross, head to leeward, honor, indemnify, lift, liquidate, make accounts square, make amends, make leeway, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, net, pay, pay back, pay in full, pay the bill, pay the shot, pay up, profit, purchase, quit, reach, recompense, redeem, redress, repay, requite, retire, return, reward, sag, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, settle, square, square accounts, strike a balance, suborn, suffice, take care of, take up, tamper with, tickle the palm, yaw, yaw off, yield, yield a profit

ROGET THESAURUS

pay off

Retaliation

VB retaliate, retort, turn upon, pay, pay off, pay back, pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin, cap, reciprocate, turn the tables upon, return the compliment, give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets, give and take, exchange fisticuffs, be quits, be even with, pay off old scores, serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.

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