English-German translation for "pay off"

"pay off" German translation

pay off
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • (jemanden) voll bezahlen, auszahlen, entlohnen
    pay off person: pay in full
    pay off person: pay in full
  • (jemanden) abwimmeln
    pay off person: get rid of slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    pay off person: get rid of slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • (jemandem) den Laufpass geben
    pay off
    pay off
  • (etwas) ab(be)zahlen, tilgen
    pay off debt, loan
    pay off debt, loan
examples
  • to pay off (or | oderod settle) a score (or | oderod old scores) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    eine alte Rechnung begleichen, sich für ein Unrecht rächen
    to pay off (or | oderod settle) a score (or | oderod old scores) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to pay off (or | oderod settle) a score (or | oderod old scores) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    to pay off (or | oderod settle) a score (or | oderod old scores) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • (jemandem) heimzahlen
    pay off get revenge: on person American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    pay off get revenge: on person American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
examples
  • to paysomebody | jemand sb off forsomething | etwas sth
    jemandem fürsomething | etwas etwas heimzahlen
    to paysomebody | jemand sb off forsomething | etwas sth
  • ausgeben, laufen lassen
    pay off thread, stringet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    pay off thread, stringet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • leewärts steuern
    pay off nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF ship
    pay off nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF ship
pay off
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • vom Winde abkommen, abtreiben
    pay off pay familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    pay off pay familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • sich auszahlen
    pay off bring profit
    pay off bring profit

"pay-off" German translation

pay-off
noun | Substantiv s slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl

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  • Vorteilmasculine | Maskulinum m
    pay-off climax, outcome
    Belohnungfeminine | Femininum f
    pay-off climax, outcome
    Nutzenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    pay-off climax, outcome
    pay-off climax, outcome
  • Lohnzahlungfeminine | Femininum f
    pay-off payment
    pay-off payment
  • Zahl-, Löhnungstagmasculine | Maskulinum m
    pay-off payday
    pay-off payday
  • Lohnmasculine | Maskulinum m
    pay-off repayment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Vergeltungfeminine | Femininum f
    pay-off repayment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    pay-off repayment figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

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