Synonyms of pays off

pays off

verb

present tense third-person singular of pay off

1

as in pays

to give what is owed for

I finally paid off the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• pays up
• meets
• springs (for)
• stands
• settles
• balances
• antes (up)
• foots
• liquidates
• discharges
• quits
• clears
• ponies up
• recompenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiates

2

as in bribes

to influence someone with a bribe

she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribes
• gets at
• has
• buys
• seduces
• provokes
• lures
• entices
• poisons
• corrupts
• persuades
• oils the palm of
• squares
• tempts
• tampers (with)
• oils the hand of
• greases the palm of
• leads on
• greases the hand of
• induces
• motivates
• spurs
• subverts
• dishonors
• stimulates
• prostitutes
• debauches
• taints
• degrades
• depraves
• demeans
• baits
• abases
• defiles
• debases
• traps
• warps
• profanes
• perverts
• allures
• beguiles
• fixes
• goads
• flatters
• snares