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  • as incompensate
  • as indischarge
  • as inremunerate
  • as inspend
  • as insquare

synonyms for pay up

  • atone
  • pay
  • recoup
  • refund
  • reimburse
  • repay
  • reward
  • satisfy
  • take care of
  • commit
  • indemnify
  • recompense
  • remunerate
  • requite
  • come down with
  • guerdon
  • make good
  • plank out
  • pony up
  • shell out
  • tickle the palm
On this page you'll find 166 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pay up, such as: atone, pay, recoup, refund, reimburse, and repay.

antonyms for pay up

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  • lose
  • penalize
  • take
  • damage
  • deprive
  • fine
  • forfeit
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How to use pay up in a sentence

He threw the Perth bailies into prison, and required them, on pain of death, to pay up 54 of the King's Whitsunday rents.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
At the time of the grant it was intended that the advances should be repaid as soon as the tenants should pay up their arrears.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
Its been hanging over me since last term and Skeel has been at me several times this term to pay up.
TOM FAIRFIELD'S SCHOOLDAYSALLEN CHAPMAN
If he made a bet with you and lost he'd pay up promptly, if he had to pawn his clothes and mine too.
THE HIDDEN PLACESBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
How was he to pay up the liabilities of his bank shares from his dwindling practice?
A HOUSEFUL OF GIRLSSARAH TYTLER
He was to become proprietor of 50 shares in the mine, and to pay up £100 each on those shares.
THE PRIME MINISTERANTHONY TROLLOPE
It seemed natural that a debtor who could not pay up should become the property of his creditor.
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKINDHERBERT GEORGE WELLS
I sent him a final demand yesterday; if he doesn't pay up within the week, my orders are to distrain without further notice.
WITCHING HILLE. W. HORNUNG
De Levis had to pay up, and sneered at him for making money by parlour tricks.
LOYALTIES (FIFTH SERIES PLAYS)JOHN GALSWORTHY
Some even offered to pay up the passage-money, with interest; but it was refused, the time for doing so having expired.
THE LAST LAIRD OF MACNABVARIOUS
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO PAY UP

  • atone
  • come down with
  • commit
  • guerdon
  • indemnify
  • make good
  • pay
  • pay up
  • plank out
  • pony up
  • recompense
  • recoup
  • refund
  • reimburse
  • remunerate
  • repay
  • requite
  • reward
  • satisfy
  • shell out
  • take care of
  • tickle the palm
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.