pay off

pay off
1. transitive verb
auszahlen [Arbeiter]; abbezahlen [Schulden]; ablösen [Hypothek]; befriedigen [Gläubiger]; (fig.) abgelten [Verpflichtung]
2. intransitive verb
(coll.) sich auszahlen; sich bezahlt machen
* * *
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) auszahlen
2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) sich bezahlt machen
* * *
◆ pay off
I. vt
1. (repay)
▪ to \pay off off ⇆ sth loan, debt etw abbezahlen; (settle) etw begleichen
to \pay off off a mortgage eine Hypothek tilgen
2. (give money to)
▪ to \pay off off ⇆ sb jdn aus[be]zahlen
to \pay off off one's creditors seine Gläubiger befriedigen
3. (fam: bribe)
▪ to \pay off off ⇆ sb jdn bestechen [o fam kaufen
4. (make redundant)
▪ to \pay off off ⇆ sb jdn auszahlen; NAUT jdn abmustern
5.
▶ to \pay off off old scores alte Rechnungen begleichen fig
II. vi (fig fam) sich auszahlen [o bezahlt machen]
▪ it \pay offs off to do sth es lohnt sich, etw zu tun
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1. vt sep
workmen auszahlen; seamen abmustern; debt abbezahlen, tilgen; HP ab(be)zahlen; mortgage abtragen; creditor befriedigen

if this happens again we'll have to pay him off — wenn das noch einmal vorkommt, müssen wir ihn entlassen

2. vi
sich auszahlen
* * *
pay off
A v/t
1. jemanden auszahlen, Seeleute abmustern
2. a) etwas ab(be)zahlen, tilgen, abtragen
b) einen Gläubiger befriedigen
3. pay off sb’s meanness, pay sb off for his meanness bes US jemandem seine Gemeinheit heimzahlen
4. eine Schnur etc ausgeben, laufen lassen
5. SCHIFF leewärts steuern
6. umg jemandem Schmiergelder zahlen
B v/i umg für academic.ru/54051/pay">pay1 B 2
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1. transitive verb
auszahlen [Arbeiter]; abbezahlen [Schulden]; ablösen [Hypothek]; befriedigen [Gläubiger]; (fig.) abgelten [Verpflichtung]
2. intransitive verb
(coll.) sich auszahlen; sich bezahlt machen
* * *
(a business partner) v.
auszahlen v. v.
abbezahlen v.
abzahlen v.
amortisieren v.
tilgen v.

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