pay up
To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a…To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
» Tom is willing to pay up to three hundred dollars for that.
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1 sensesTo pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
- cancel or discharge a debt
Examples
14 sentencesTom is willing to pay up to three hundred dollars for that.
Am I all paid up?
She will pay up to fifty dollars.
deSie wird bis zu fünfzig Dollar zahlen. — pne
They even paid up front with a crazy bonus.
ruОни даже выплатили вперёд сумасшедший бонус. — corvard
If you don't pay up, you'll never see your brother again.
Forms
pays up, paying up, paid up, paid upPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pay upвартуватиTo pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
- pay offвартуватиTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.
- pay backдістати, отримуватиTo pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.
- pay outTo distribute money; to disburse.
- pay downTo partially repay (a loan or, metonymically, the thing financed by it).
- pay forwardHaving been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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