paying offn.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɔf/,

/ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɑf/

Forms: see paying n.¹ and off adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paying n.¹, off adv.

Etymology: < paying n.¹ + off adv., after to pay off at pay v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

The action of paying off (in various senses); the action of clearing a debt or loan; the action of discharging an employee or the crew of a ship.

ΚΠ

1646 in 4th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1874) App. 510/1 For paying aff of the haill servands that was at the mariage.

1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 131 Their Arrears; for the paying off a considerable Part of which he had brought Money along with him.

1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal I. i. xi. 81 I was..quite surprized at the gay appearance of every clerk, in the offices. Our midshipmen, on the paying off of a ship, are nothing to them.

1848 A. Brontë Tenant of Wildfell Hall II. x. 165 Nearly the whole of the income of my fortune is devoted, for years to come, to the paying off of his debts.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2483/2 The let-off is the paying off of the yarn from the beam, and proceeds coincidently with the take-up.

1890 Argus (Melbourne) 7 June 4/2 The paying off of drovers, the selling off of horses, the ‘lambing down’ of cheques.

1958 H. Hare tr. R. Aron Vichy Regime v. i. 433 A paying off of old scores which had nothing whatever to do with politics.

1985 Times 22 Jan. 16/6 Officers of the RN Inshore Survey Squadon held a dinner..to mark the paying off of HM Ships Egeria, Echo and Enterprise.

Compounds

paying-off pennant n. (also paying-off pendant) Nautical an extremely long pennant, often with a float at its tip, flown in place of the commissioning pennant by a ship returning to its home port to discharge its crew.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] > signal flag > specific

black flag1583

yellow flag1587

red flag1748

yellow jack1753

Blue Peter1754

fire flag1798

recall1832

pilot jack1848

homeward-bound pennant1853

powder flag1864

paying-off pennant1869

Peter1890

storm flag1896

negative flag1897

blackball1966

1869 Times 31 May 12/2 The Caledonia is to be paid off on the 31st inst., and re-commissioned next day. She hoisted a paying-off pendant 500ft. in length, supported at the extremity by a small balloon.

1895 Times 15 Apr. 8/6 The Sans Pareil, with her long paying-off pennant, has been an object of considerable interest to the large number of Easter visitors.

2001 Navy News Feb. 37/3 She will return to Devonport in July, flying a paying-off pennant to mark the end of her operational life in the Royal Navy.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paying off
释义	paying offn. Brit. /ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɔf/, /ˌpeɪɪŋ ˈɑf/ Forms: see paying n.¹ and off adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paying n.¹, off adv. Etymology: < paying n.¹ + off adv., after to pay off at pay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. The action of paying off (in various senses); the action of clearing a debt or loan; the action of discharging an employee or the crew of a ship. ΚΠ 1646 in 4th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1874) App. 510/1 For paying aff of the haill servands that was at the mariage. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 131 Their Arrears; for the paying off a considerable Part of which he had brought Money along with him. 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal I. i. xi. 81 I was..quite surprized at the gay appearance of every clerk, in the offices. Our midshipmen, on the paying off of a ship, are nothing to them. 1848 A. Brontë Tenant of Wildfell Hall II. x. 165 Nearly the whole of the income of my fortune is devoted, for years to come, to the paying off of his debts. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2483/2 The let-off is the paying off of the yarn from the beam, and proceeds coincidently with the take-up. 1890 Argus (Melbourne) 7 June 4/2 The paying off of drovers, the selling off of horses, the ‘lambing down’ of cheques. 1958 H. Hare tr. R. Aron Vichy Regime v. i. 433 A paying off of old scores which had nothing whatever to do with politics. 1985 Times 22 Jan. 16/6 Officers of the RN Inshore Survey Squadon held a dinner..to mark the paying off of HM Ships Egeria, Echo and Enterprise. Compounds paying-off pennant n. (also paying-off pendant) Nautical an extremely long pennant, often with a float at its tip, flown in place of the commissioning pennant by a ship returning to its home port to discharge its crew. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] > signal flag > specific black flag1583 yellow flag1587 red flag1748 yellow jack1753 Blue Peter1754 fire flag1798 recall1832 pilot jack1848 homeward-bound pennant1853 powder flag1864 paying-off pennant1869 Peter1890 storm flag1896 negative flag1897 blackball1966 1869 Times 31 May 12/2 The Caledonia is to be paid off on the 31st inst., and re-commissioned next day. She hoisted a paying-off pendant 500ft. in length, supported at the extremity by a small balloon. 1895 Times 15 Apr. 8/6 The Sans Pareil, with her long paying-off pennant, has been an object of considerable interest to the large number of Easter visitors. 2001 Navy News Feb. 37/3 She will return to Devonport in July, flying a paying-off pennant to mark the end of her operational life in the Royal Navy. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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