pay off

• Phrasal verb, das die vollständige Tilgung einer Schuld oder den erfolgreichen Erfolg nach Anstrengungen bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of settling a debt completely, or yielding a successful result after effort.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Settle a debtformal

   To pay the full amount of money owed for a loan or debt.

   Schulden begleichen

   • She finally paid off her student loans.
   • He paid off the mortgage on his house.
   • They plan to pay off all their credit card debt by next year.

   Synonymecleardischargeliquidaterepaysettlesquare

2. Yield a positive resultinformal

   To be successful or beneficial after a period of effort.

   Sich auszahlen

   • All his hard work paid off when he got the promotion.
   • Her dedication to training paid off in the competition.
   • The investment paid off handsomely in the long run.

   Synonymecome throughpan outsucceedwork

   Antonymebackfirefaillose

3. Bribe someoneinformal

   To give money to someone to prevent them from acting against you or to gain an advantage.

   Bestechen

   • The corrupt official was paid off to ignore the violation.
   • They tried to pay off the witness to keep quiet.
   • He was arrested for attempting to pay off a police officer.

   Synonymebribebuy offcorruptfixgreaseinducesuborn

Grundverbpay