pay off

名词 pay off:

1. the final payment of a debt
   同义词：payoff, final payment
2. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
   同义词：bribe, payoff
3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   同义词：return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
4. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
   同义词：wages, reward, payoff

动词 pay off:

1. yield a profit or result
2. eliminate by paying off (debts)
   同义词：liquidate
3. pay off (loans or promissory notes)
   同义词：redeem
4. do or give something to somebody in return
   同义词：pay, make up, compensate
5. pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
   同义词：buy off
6. take vengeance on or get even
   同义词：pay back, get, fix

1. He has a huge overdraft to pay off.
   他有一大笔透支要偿还。
2. It took them three years to pay off the debt.
   他们三年才还清欠债。
3. Most of the profits are swallowed up by the mortgage. Once we've got that paid off I'll feel we've turned the corner.
   房产抵押中耗尽了大部分利润，一旦抵押款偿清，我们就渡过了难关。