pay up

/peɪ əp/
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Other forms: paying up; pays up

Definitions of pay up
  1. verb
    cancel or discharge a debt
    synonyms: ante up, pay
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    antonyms:
    default
    fail to pay up
    types:
    liquidate, pay off
    eliminate by paying off (debts)
    lift
    pay off (a mortgage)
    amortise, amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
    type of:
    pay
    discharge or settle
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