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pay sth off

Phrasal Verb with pay
 
 
/peɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle paid)

Definition

to pay all of the money that you owe: I'm planning to pay off my bank loan in five years.
(Definition of pay sth off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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