Antonyms for paying up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pey

Phonetic Transcription : peɪ

Definition of paying up

Origin : c.1200, "to appease, pacify, satisfy," from Old French paier "to pay, pay up" (12c., Modern French payer), from Latin pacare "to please, pacify, satisfy" (in Medieval Latin especially "satisfy a creditor"), literally "make peaceful," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace). Meaning "to give what is due for goods or services" arose in Medieval Latin and was attested in English by early 13c.; sense of "please, pacify" died out in English by 1500. Sense of "suffer, endure" (a punishment, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Related: Paid; paying.

As in remunerate : verb compensate, reward
As in spend : verb give, pay out
As in square : verb pay off, satisfy
As in compensate : verb make restitution
As in discharge : verb pay, settle debt

Example sentences :

We are your debtors, as well as Belle, and demand the privilege of paying up.
Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott

When you've known Flathers as long as I have, you won't talk about him paying up.
Extract from : « A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill » by Alice Hegan Rice

At least they will make it worth your while by paying up handsomely?
Extract from : « The Far Horizon » by Lucas Malet

The work of paying up and disbanding the contingent portion of the force was quickly carried out.
Extract from : « Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army » by Charles Alexander Gordon

They did a longtime credit business with safe customers, who never thought of paying up very close on their large indebtedness.
Extract from : « A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays » by Willa Cather

While Angelina was in the house, Martine explained to her mother what she had meant by "paying up."
Extract from : « Brenda's Ward » by Helen Leah Reed

But he refused to play, pretending to have become pious, and also held back about paying up his old debts.
Extract from : « The Rangers » by D. P. Thompson

In no circumstances would he grant any tenant one single day's grace in paying up.
Extract from : « Mashi and Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore

Very good; I will call on him at once and frighten him into paying up; but I must have something for myself.
Extract from : « Tales of Bengal » by S. B. Banerjea

And any fool might know that when you are paying up back debts you can't have much money to sport around on.
Extract from : « Hope Mills » by Amanda M. Douglas

Synonyms for paying up

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