pay off
• (of a course of action) yield good results; succeed.
• "all the hard work I had done over the summer paid off"
Similar:
meet with success,
be successful,
succeed,
be effective,
work,
get results,
be profitable,
• pay a debt in full.
• "I've saved up enough to pay off my mortgage"
Similar:
pay in full,
pay,
settle,
discharge,
meet,
clear,
square,
honour,
satisfy,
make good,
liquidate,
• dismiss someone with a final payment.
• "when directors are fired, they should not be lavishly paid off"
pay-off
noun
• a payment made to someone, especially as a bribe or on leaving a job.
• "he left the company with an £800,000 pay-off"
Similar:
payment,
payout,
reward,
recompense,
consideration,
bribe,
inducement,
enticement,
incentive,
payola,
kickback,
sweetener,
carrot,
backhander,
hush money,
slush fund,
cut,
graft,
bung,
dropsy,
plugola,
schmear,
sling,
douceur,
drop,
