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pay off - 16 thesaurus results
Main Entry: benefit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help, enhance
Synonyms: advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, better, build, favor, further, improve, pay, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, be good for, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, fill the bill, make a killing, make it, pay off*, 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 off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of
Main Entry: payment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fee; installment of fee
Synonyms: acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amount, award, bounty, cash, deposit, disbursement, discharge, down, fee, hire, outlay, part, pension, portion, premium, reckoning, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, sum, support, wage, amortization, annuity, defrayal, defrayment, indemnification, pay-off, paying, quittance, remittance
Main Entry: profit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gain; get or give an advantage
Synonyms: aid, avail, benefit, better, clear, contribute, earn, exploit, help, improve, pay, promote, prosper, realize, recover, score, serve*, take advantage of, thrive, use, utilize, be of advantage, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, pay off, put to good use, reap the benefit, stand in good stead, turn to advantage, work for
Antonyms: lose
Main Entry: remunerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compensate, reward
Synonyms: accord, award, dish out*, grant, indemnify, pay, post, recompense, redress, reimburse, repay, requite, shell out*, vouchsafe, ante up, do business, guerdon, pay off, pay up, spring for
Antonyms: charge, seize, take, withhold
Main Entry: requite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compensate, give in return
Synonyms: indemnify, make, pay, quit, reciprocate, recompense, redeem, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, respond, restitution, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle, make amends, make good, pay off
Antonyms: dissatisfy, refuse
Main Entry: revenge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: retaliate for wrong, grievance
Synonyms: avenge, be out for blood, defend, even the score, fight back, fix, fix one's wagon, get, get back at, get even, give comeuppance, give just desserts, hit back, justify, kick back, make reprisal, match, pay back, pay back in spades, pay off, punish, reciprocate, redress, repay, requite, retort, return, return the compliment, score, settle up, settle with, square, stick it to, take an eye for an eye, turn the tables on, venge, vindicate
Notes: revenge is personal and justice is societal
Antonyms: forgive, pardon, sympathize
Main Entry: buy off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bribe someone in order to receive a favor
Synonyms: bribe, influence, lubricate, tamper, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, pay off, sweeten the pot
Main Entry: liquidate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pay; change into cash
Synonyms: cash, clear, convert, discharge, exchange, honor, quit, realize, reimburse, repay, satisfy, settle, square, cash in, cash out, pay off, sell off, sell up
Antonyms: invest, keep
Main Entry: redeem
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: recover possession
Synonyms: buy off, cash, change, cover, defray, discharge, exchange, get back, purchase, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, regain, reinstate, repay, repossess, restore, retrieve, settle, take in, buy back, call in, cash in, make good, pay off, replevin, replevy, repurchase, trade in, win back
Antonyms: forfeit, lose
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, oust, let go, pay off, retire early
Antonyms: employ, hire
Main Entry: work off
Part of Speech: verb2
Definition: pay back by working
Synonyms: repay, pay off
Main Entry: return
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: earn
Synonyms: bring in, clear*, make, net, pay, repay, score, yield, cash in on, clean up*, make a killing, pay dividend, pay off, show profit
Antonyms: pay
Main Entry: satisfy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pay, compensate
Synonyms: answer, atone, clear up, disburse, discharge, indemnify, liquidate, meet, quit, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, settle, square*, make good, make reparation, pay off
Antonyms: dissatisfy, fail
Main Entry: pay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: profit, yield
Synonyms: bring in, kick back*, produce, return, sweeten*, be profitable, be remunerative, make a return, make money, pay dividends, pay off*, pay out, provide a living, show gain, show profit, yield profit
Antonyms: lose
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