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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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