pay up

British  

verb

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

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pay up Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Yet Haupt says he’s happy Rio Tinto was “not willing to do what most mining companies do and just pay up.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The question is, will consumers be willing to pay up for these new and improved household essentials?

From MarketWatch

Now, the newly calculated insurance bills are coming due, and Americans are having to figure out how to pay up, or go without.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the wait time for a new Patek can stretch to years for in-demand models such as the Nautilus and Aquanaut, shoppers are willing to pay up to get their hands on a watch today.

From The Wall Street Journal

The companies have been working the corridors of power in Washington seeking sanctions relief that would allow Venezuela’s state energy company to pay up.

From The Wall Street Journal

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