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What is the difference between to pay and to pay off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between to pay and to pay off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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used transitively there is a small distinction: pay Roberto means give Roberto money. Pay off Roberto means make the final and total payment to Roberto (there will be no more).
idiomatically (transitive) pay someone off means to give them money so that you don't see them or hear from them again.
idiomatically (insensitive) something pays off means that something that you did was successful and you gained from it.
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- English (UK)
used transitively there is a small distinction: pay Roberto means give Roberto money. Pay off Roberto means make the final and total payment to Roberto (there will be no more).
idiomatically (transitive) pay someone off means to give them money so that you don't see them or hear from them again.
idiomatically (insensitive) something pays off means that something that you did was successful and you gained from it.
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