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| pay off |
| 1. v. Soudoyer. |
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| 2. v. Acquitter, payer une dette. |
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| anglais > anglais |
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| pay off |
| 1. v. (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight. |
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| I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit. |
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| Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people. |
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| 3. v. To pay back; to repay. |
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| He paid off the loan three months early. |
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| 4. v. To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on. |
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| This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2025. |
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| 5. v. (nautical) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail. |
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| pay |
| 1. v. Payer, verser (une somme), régler. |
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| 2. v. Appointer. |
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| off |
| 1. v. Loin. |
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| 2. adj. Éteint. |
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| 3. prep. Au large de, loin de. |
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| 4. prep. À côté de. |
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| 5. prep. dessus, sur. |
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