as in pays
to give what is owed for
for once our bills are all paid up
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Recent Examples of pays up
In the most severe cases, the state pays up to $86,000 annually for a person’s home care, Reiskin said.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pays up
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Prince Andrew ⬆ Stripped of titles, evicted from his mansion, becomes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor—yet King Charles pays his rent at Sandringham for life.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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When a customer pays cash and doesn't have exact change, the purchase total is rounded down by as much as two cents or up by as much two cents.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The conceit is risky but pays off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pays up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pays%20up. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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