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pay off

verb as in discharge

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verb as in grease

verb as in lay off

verb as in liquidate

verb as in return

verb as in work off

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noun as in discharge

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“Concurrently, we have an opportunity to go after this larger Pro, which we think is going to pay off when the housing recovery happens.”

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And he’d pay off all their bills, even if his mom refused.

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Decades of conservation efforts have begun to pay off.

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To help pay for my schooling, I began to work in President Davis’s office, my willingness to learn typing over the previous summer paying off with a coveted office job.

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But it doesn’t have to be, because young people have time on their side, and research shows that steady saving and investing over a lifetime can pay off.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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