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Main Entry: benefit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help, enhance

Synonyms:

advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, be good for, better, build, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, favor, fill the bill, further, improve, make a killing, make it, pay, pay off, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, work for

Antonyms:

handicap, harm, hinder, hurt, injure
Main Entry: bribe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: request silence, action, or inaction for money

Synonyms:

approach, buy, buy back, buy off, coax, corrupt, do business, entice, fix*, get at, get to, grease palm, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, pervert, reward, seduce, soap, square, suborn, sugar, sweeten the pot, take care of, tamper, tempt, tip
Main Entry: grease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bribe

Synonyms:

buy off, corrupt, do business, entice, fix*, influence, oil someone's palm, pay off, take care of, tamper
Main Entry: lay off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: relieve of responsibility

Synonyms:

discharge, dismiss, drop, fire, let go, oust, pay off, retire early

Antonyms:

employ, hire
Main Entry: liquidate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pay; change into cash

Synonyms:

cash, cash in, cash out, clear, convert, discharge, exchange, honor, pay off, quit, realize, reimburse, repay, satisfy, sell off, sell up, settle, square

Antonyms:

invest, keep
Main Entry: pay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: profit, yield

Synonyms:

be profitable, be remunerative, bring in, kick back, make a return, make money, pay dividends, pay off, pay out, produce, provide a living, return, show gain, show profit, sweeten, yield profit

Antonyms:

lose
Main Entry: payment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fee; installment of fee

Synonyms:

acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amortization, amount, annuity, award, bounty, cash, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, disbursement, discharge, down, fee, hire, indemnification, outlay, part, pay-off, paying, pension, portion, premium, quittance, reckoning, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remittance, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, sum, support, wage
Main Entry: profit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gain; get or give an advantage

Synonyms:

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

Antonyms:

lose
Main Entry: redeem
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: recover possession

Synonyms:

buy back, buy off, call in, cash, cash in, change, cover, defray, discharge, exchange, get back, make good, pay off, purchase, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, regain, reinstate, repay, replevin, replevy, repossess, repurchase, restore, retrieve, settle, take in, trade in, win back

Antonyms:

forfeit, lose
Main Entry: remunerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compensate, reward

Synonyms:

accord, ante up, award, dish out, do business, grant, guerdon, indemnify, pay, pay off, pay up, post, recompense, redress, reimburse, repay, requite, shell out, spring for, vouchsafe

Antonyms:

charge, seize, take, withhold
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