PAYING UP Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

paying up 1 of 2

noun

as in paying off

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paying up

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verb

present participle of pay up

as in paying

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

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repudiating

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Recent Examples of paying up

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Liverpool are not paying up to £30million for the goalkeeper Brughmans is today. — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Choice Home Warranty also offers a generous appliance coverage cap, paying up to $3,000 per appliance. — Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The provision says the members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization who voted in May to rescind support for the toll lane project have 90 days to reverse their position to avoid paying up. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 The Redevelopment Commission on Thursday authorized paying up to $35,000 to buy a partial parcel to extend the road being created in front of Portage Mall south beyond the Stone Quarry and possibly as far south as Central Avenue. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 With stock indexes now holding more semiconductors than ever, perhaps this month's whipsaw has investors paying up for hedges. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 And the Packers felt the burn last year, paying up in August to trade for All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons only for the 26-year-old to suffer an ACL tear — his first — four months later. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Depending on the product, shoppers were paying up to 23% more than other shoppers for identical items. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying up

Noun

Rocket Loans Learn More Learn More Spotlight No prepayment penalty.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
The tasting menu is still reservation only, but prepayment is no longer required.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepayment

Verb

But Lamont says the consumers are actually paying less this year than last year due to the complicated nuances of the controversial public benefits charges.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
And most of us are tired of paying for the playthings of millionaires and billionaires.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of paying

Noun

City Manager Jason Behrmann said the repayment would essentially return the money to a local fund for eligible community development programs, rather than send it back to the federal government.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Struggling California small businesses are increasingly turning to merchant cash advances for fast funding, despite risky, high-cost repayment terms.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of repayment

Verb

Innovating is paying off Recent clinical trial results are stoking excitement that novel drugs in the works could tackle some of the toughest problems in medicine.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The latest round of corporate earnings are being closely watched to help get a better sense of whether those investments are paying off, or might pay off.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of paying off

Noun

The company may review requests submitted within three months of the unauthorized withdrawal, but reimbursement remains discretionary.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The center’s administrator said 75% of its patients are on Medicare, and the new rule would cut reimbursement for those patients by about 30%.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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