Thesaurus / pay off
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Now, on my first day here, you pay me back for what I did then—as if it needed paying back!
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONA far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY“We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,” said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSCondillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIOf course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINIn these enlightened days no man is imprisoned for owing money, but only because he does not pay it when told to do so.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELLBut she was young enough and pretty enough to pay little heed to pose or background.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYThen, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONHe would fear what he did not understand, and he would bow down and pay homage to what he feared.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDOne day she had heard a man say, "If there is a drought we shall have the devil to pay with our stock before winter is over."
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONWORDS RELATED TO PAY OFF
- aid
- avail
- be of advantage
- benefit
- better
- capitalize on
- cash in on
- clean up
- clear
- contribute
- earn
- exploit
- help
- improve
- learn from
- make a haul
- make a killing
- make capital
- make good use of
- make it big
- make money
- make the most of
- pay
- pay off
- promote
- prosper
- put to good use
- realize
- reap the benefit
- recover
- score
- serve
- stand in good stead
- take advantage of
- thrive
- turn to advantage
- use
- utilize
- work for
- aiding
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- being of advantage
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- capitalizing on
- cash in on
- clean up
- clearing
- contributing
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- exploiting
- helping
- improving
- learning from
- making a haul
- making a killing
- making capital
- making good use of
- making it big
- making money
- making the most of
- paying
- paying off
- promoting
- prospering
- putting to good use
- realizing
- reaping the benefit
- recovering
- scoring
- serving
- standing in good stead
- taking advantage of
- thriving
- turning to advantage
- using
- utilizing
- working for
- aids
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- benefits
- betters
- capitalizes on
- cash in on
- clean up
- clears
- contributes
- earns
- exploits
- helps
- improves
- is of advantage
- learns from
- makes a haul
- makes a killing
- makes capital
- makes good use of
- makes it big
- makes money
- makes the most of
- pays
- pays off
- promotes
- prospers
- puts to good use
- realizes
- reaps the benefit
- recovers
- scores
- serves
- stands in good stead
- takes advantage of
- thrives
- turns to advantage
- uses
- utilizes
- works for
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