pay off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === pay off (third-person singular simple present pays off, present participle paying off, simple past and past participle paid off) (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight. (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit. (transitive) To pay back; to repay. Synonym: extinguish (transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed). Coordinate term: pay down (transitive) To pay and discharge (an employee). (nautical) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====