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(verb) yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off" |
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Related Words: bear, pay, yield |
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| 2. |
(verb) take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!" "That'll fix him good!" "This time I got him" |
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Synonyms: fix, get, pay back |
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Related Words: get back, get even |
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(verb) do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" |
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Synonyms: compensate, make up, pay |
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Related Words: settle |
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(verb) pay off, as of loans or promissory notes |
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Synonyms: redeem |
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Related Words: pay |
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(verb) pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor |
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Synonyms: buy off |
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Related Words: bribe, buy, corrupt |
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(verb) eliminate by paying off; as of debts |
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Synonyms: liquidate |
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Related Words: amortise, amortize, ante up, lift, pay, pay up |
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