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pay up

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verb

(adverb) to pay (money) promptly, in full, or on demand

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Words nearby pay up

pay television, pay the piper, pay through the nose, Payton, pay-to-play, pay up, paywall, pay your money and take your choice, Paz, Paz Estenssoro, Pazyryk
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Words related to pay up

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Idioms and Phrases with pay up

pay up

Pay in full, discharge all that is owing, as in, It's late—let's pay up and go home. [c. 1800] Also see pay off, def. 1.

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