Definitions

pay out

VERB

blow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

squander waste

STRONG

dissipate spend

WEAK

lay out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hoard save

WEAK

do well succeed

VERB

disburse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribute dispense distribute expend pony up

STRONG

acquit deal defray disperse divide give partition use

WEAK

ante up come across come through come up with cough up divvy dole out foot the bill lay out measure out outlay put out shell out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep take

STRONG

attach collect combine gather join unite

WEAK

deposit hoard retain save set aside

VERB

distribute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer allot apportion assign circulate disburse dispense disseminate donate give give away hand out issue present scatter share

STRONG

appropriate bestow consign convey deal diffuse disperse dispose divide endow parcel partition prorate radiate ration sow strew

WEAK

cut up deal out dish out divvy up dole out fork out lot out measure out mete pass out shell out slice up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect conceal gather hold keep receive refrain retain take withhold

STRONG

attach combine disarrange join maintain refuse unite

WEAK

hoard preserve store

VERB

expend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ante up consume disburse dispense dissipate put out use up

STRONG

blow distribute employ finish give pay splurge

WEAK

dish out foot the bill fork out go through lay out outlay shell out spring for throw money at wash up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate collect gather hoard save

STRONG

hold keep maintain store

VERB

go through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spend

WEAK

consume deplete exhaust squander

Antonyms

WEAK

hoard save store

VERB

pay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring in pay off produce return

STRONG

sweeten

WEAK

be profitable be remunerative kick back make a return make money pay dividends provide a living show gain show profit yield profit

Antonyms

WEAK

earn lose

VERB

shell out

Synonyms

WEAK

ante up disburse expend fork over hand over lay out outlay pay pay for spend

Antonyms

WEAK

receive take

Example Sentences

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Many of those contracts would only pay out if the stocks dropped sharply, well below their prices at the time that the mystery traders bought the options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The Social Security Administration temporarily reduces the amount they pay out to people who are receiving benefits but also earning over certain thresholds, but that restriction lifts at Full Retirement Age.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

If funds keep having to pay out 5% of their assets quarter after quarter, some might be forced into fire sales or could freeze withdrawals altogether, a process called gating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Fifa are set to pay out a share of a £265m pool to clubs for releasing their players for the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Young friends, whose string-and-tin-can phone extended from island to island, had to pay out more and more string, as if letting kites go higher and higher. “

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

pay out

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