English

Pronunciation

See pay#Pronunciation|pay, off#Pronunciation|off.

Verb
infl|en|verb|head=pay off

1. context|informal|transitive To bribe, especially to deter oversight.

#: I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.

1. intransitive To become worthwhile after a lapse.

#: Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.

See also

payoff

Category:English phrasal verbs

fr:pay off
hu:pay off

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