pay up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения выплаты денег, которые должны быть уплачены, часто неохотно или под давлением.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of paying money that is owed, often reluctantly or after being pressured.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Pay a debtinformal

   To pay money that is owed, especially when reluctant or after a delay.

   Расплатиться

   • He finally paid up after I reminded him several times.
   • The company paid up all its debts last month.
   • If you don't pay up, they will take legal action.

   Synonymsante upcough upfork outpay offshell outsquare up

2. Settle a betinformal

   To pay money that was promised as part of a bet or wager.

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   • You lost the bet, so pay up!
   • He paid up the fifty dollars he owed from the poker game.
   • They argued about who should pay up after the race.

   Synonymscough uppaypony upsettlesquare up

Base verbpay