[pay
off]{v. phr.} 1. Платить заработную плату.
/The men were paid off just before
quitting time, the last day before the holiday./ 2. Оплачивать работу и освобождаться от обязанностей.
/When the building was completed he paid
off the laborers./ 3. Ударять, причинять боль тому, кто был с вами не прав (отплатить);
мстить.
/When Bob tripped Dick, Dick paid Bob off
by punching him in the nose./ Syn.: [PAY
BACK].
4. {informal} Возвращать затраты; получать прибыль.
/At first Mr. Harrison lost money on his
investments, but finally one paid off./ 5. {informal} Оказываться удачным, полезным или стоящим.
/Ben's friendship with the old man who
lived beside him paid off in pleasant hours and broadened interests./ /John studied hard before the
examination, and it paid off. He made an A./