pay up

verb

Definition of pay upnext
as in to pay
to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up

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  1. pay
  2. pay off
  3. meet
Verb
  • Bach said homeowners in California might pay anywhere from $1,000 to upward of $40,000 a year to insure their properties.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Credit reporting, a threat that has been wielded by medical providers and debt collectors to get patients to pay their bills, is the most common collection tactic used by hospitals, a KFF Health News analysis found.
    Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of pay
Verb
  • For these major labels, the rise of Spotify would soon pay off.
    Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement The bond is paying off during a 13-0 start.
    Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • The plan’s announcement comes after Trump and DeSantis met over a round of golf at the president-elect’s golf course in West Palm Beach on Tuesday.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Four months later, as the two sides met again at the City Ground, there was to be no repeat of the shock 1-0 success that Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had enjoyed on Merseyside.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of meet
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