pay off
verb
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
2
To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
3
To pay back; to repay.
4
To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
5
To pay and discharge (an employee).
6
To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
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