pay up

• Verbe à particule signifiant payer une somme d'argent due, souvent à contrecœur ou sous la pression.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Pay a debtinformal

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

   payer une dette

   • 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.

   Synonymesante upcough upfork outpay offshell outsquare up

2. Settle a betinformal

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

   payer un pari

   • 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.

   Synonymescough uppaypony upsettlesquare up

Verbe de basepay