PAY (UP) Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

pay up

verb

Definition of pay up

as in to pay

to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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repudiate

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Benton County will pay $1,014,312 annually, Gentry will pay $195,140, Cave Springs will pay $165,500, and Decatur will pay $94,568.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
As rocket launches increase, researchers are paying closer attention to this danger.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of pay

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The aggressive approach paid off as Kansas improved to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12 conference.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Then, even with insurance through her job, the surgeries, chemo and radiation added up to over $25,000 that she’s been paying off, making Banda one of tens of millions of other people in the United States in medical debt.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of pay off

Verb

The work is part of a broader effort to understand how eVTOL aircraft can share airspace and infrastructure with conventional aircraft while meeting aviation safety requirements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Now parties must meet, bargain and seek a way to team up for at least 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset.

— CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

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