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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
pay off
1. yield a profit or result (Freq. 4)
- His efforts finally paid off
• Hypernyms:
yield, pay, bear
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. eliminate by paying off (debts) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
liquidate
• Derivationally related forms:
liquidation (for: liquidate)
• Hypernyms:
pay up, ante up, pay
• Hyponyms:
lift, amortize, amortise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. pay off (loans or promissory notes) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
redeem
• Derivationally related forms:
redemption (for: redeem), redeemer (for: redeem)
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. do or give something to somebody in return (Freq. 1)
- Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
• Syn:
pay, make up, compensate
• See Also:
pay back (for: pay), pay off (for: pay)
• Derivationally related forms:
compensation (for: compensate), pay (for: pay), payee (for: pay), payer (for: pay)
• Hypernyms:
settle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
5. take vengeance on or get even
- We'll get them!
- That'll fix him good!
- This time I got him
• Syn:
pay back, get, fix
• Derivationally related forms:
payback (for: pay back)
• Hypernyms:
get even, get back
• Verb Group:
pay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
6. pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
• Syn:
buy off
• Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
• Hypernyms:
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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