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pay off verb

  • (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
 bestechen
  • (transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
 abbezahlen, auszahlen
  • (transitive) To pay back; to repay.
 abzahlen, zurückzahlen
  • (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
 auszahlen, sich lohnen
pay-off
Ausgleichszahlung, Auszahlung, Bestechungsgeld, Schmiergeld, Schmiergeldzahlung
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