1
as in pays
to give what is owed for
I finally paid off the loan
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2
as in bribes
to influence someone with a bribe
she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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Children under 4 get in free, those ages 5 to 11 will be charged $2 and everyone else pays $9 a ticket.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025 -
The gallery reportedly pays more than $700,000 per month in rent on a 20-year lease to owner Weinberg Properties.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Pays off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pays%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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