pay up
verb
paid up; paying up; pays up
intransitive verb
: to pay what is due
transitive verb
: to pay in full
Synonyms
- ante (up)
- balance
- clear
- discharge
- foot
- liquidate
- meet
- pay
- pay off
- pony up
- quit
- recompense
- settle
- spring (for)
- stand
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Example Sentences
for once our bills are all paid up
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
paying up 1 of 2
noun
as in paying off
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- paying off
- prepayment
- repayment
- reimbursement
- overpayment
- rendering
- paying
- giving
- tendering
- remitment
- remittance
- payment
- compensation
- remuneration
- disbursement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonpayment
- underpayment
paying up
2 of 2verb
as in paying
to give what is owed for for once our bills are all paid up Synonyms & Similar Words
- paying
- paying off
- ponying up
- springing (for)
- meeting
- balancing
- anteing (up)
- settling
- footing
- standing
- liquidating
- discharging
- recompensing
- clearing
- quitting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repudiating