pay off for

Definition von pay off for im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
pay for: To be punished or held accountable for
He paid for his wild youth with a lonely old age.
pay for: To exchange for, especially money for goods or services
I pay for everything with my credit card whenever I can.
pay off: To become worthwhile after a lapse
Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
pay off: To bribe, especially to deter oversight
I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
pay for: give what is due for
pay for: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
pay off: If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money that you owe them. It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan
pay off: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
pay off: yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off
pay off: yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
pay off: pay off (loans or promissory notes)
pay off: To call on the final round of betting when you may or may not think you have the best hand
pay off: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
pay off: If you pay off someone, you give them the amount of money that you owe them or that they are asking for, so that they will not take action against you or cause you any trouble. his bid to raise funds to pay off his creditors
pay off: eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off: If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off. see also payoff
pay off: To call a bet where the bettor is representing a hand that you can't beat, but the pot is sufficiently large to justify a call anyway Example: "He played it exactly like he made the flush, but I had top set so I paid him off "
pay off: {f} pay a debt in full; yield a profit; pay a person who has influence as to obtain a favor; reward; punish, get revenge
pay off: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
pay off: To call a bet by a player you're reasonably sure has you beat Usually you ought to have some sort of reason to do this, other than just generosity Weak players pay you off more often than other players I was pretty sure he had the flush, but with all that money in the pot I figured it was worth paying him off to be sure