pay off

Verb (6)

1. yield a profit or result“His efforts finally paid off”Synonyms: pay off
2. eliminate by paying off (debts)Synonyms: liquidatepay off
3. pay off (loans or promissory notes)Synonyms: redeempay off
4. do or give something to somebody in return“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”Synonyms: paypay offmake upcompensate
5. pay someone with influence in order to receive a favorSynonyms: buy offpay off
6. take vengeance on or get even“We'll get them!”“That'll fix him good!”“This time I got him”Synonyms: pay backpay offgetfix