pay off, v.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
yield a profit or result
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
pay off
sample sentences
"His efforts finally paid off"verb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
pay off redeem
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
eliminate by paying off (debts)
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
liquidate pay off
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
do or give something to somebody in return
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
compensate make up pay pay off
sample sentences
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPThey %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
take vengeance on or get even
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 3
fix get pay back pay off
sample sentences
"We'll get them!""That'll fix him good!"
"This time I got him"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
<verb.possession>
buy off pay off
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym