Antonyms for pays off


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pey
Phonetic Transcription : peɪ


Definition of pays off

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 lay off : verb relieve of responsibility
  • As in liquidate : verb pay; change into cash
  • As in pay : verb profit, yield
  • As in profit : verb gain; get or give an advantage
  • As in redeem : verb recover possession
  • As in remunerate : verb compensate, reward
  • As in requite : verb compensate, give in return
  • As in return : verb earn
  • As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
  • As in satisfy : verb pay, compensate
  • As in benefit : verb help, enhance
  • As in buy off : verb bribe someone in order to receive a favor
  • As in bribe : verb request silence, action, or inaction for money
  • As in work off : verb pay back by working
  • As in grease : verb bribe

Synonyms for pays off

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