Definitions from Wiktionary (pay off)
▸ verb: (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay back; to repay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay and discharge (an employee).
▸ verb: (nautical) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
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▸ verb: (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay back; to repay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay and discharge (an employee).
▸ verb: (nautical) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
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