be paid up
idiom
: having given all of the money that one owes on a debt until a specific date.
You're (all) paid up through June.
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The term sheet designates the creation of a football general manger position who will be paid up to $1.5 million a year in a contract that matches the duration of Belichick’s.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects taken in Rounds 11 through 20 rarely end up signing.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
The company will be paid up to $6 million for that work, along with another $3.2 million in backpay that the city owed the company for its services earlier this year.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Emma Hayes, who managed a dominant Chelsea’s women’s team in the Women’s Soccer League prior to taking over the U.S. women’s program in November 2023, will be paid up to $2 million this year, reports The Athletic.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects taken in Rounds 11 through 20 rarely end up signing.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
The company will be paid up to $6 million for that work, along with another $3.2 million in backpay that the city owed the company for its services earlier this year.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Emma Hayes, who managed a dominant Chelsea’s women’s team in the Women’s Soccer League prior to taking over the U.S. women’s program in November 2023, will be paid up to $2 million this year, reports The Athletic.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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