pay off

• POS: Noun Phrase, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

THESAURUS

pay off

advantage, afford, amortize, answer, approach, avail, be gainful, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be worthwhile, bear away, bear off, benefit, bestead, bribe, bring in, buy, buy off, clear, compensate, corrupt, discharge, do, do the trick, drift, drift off course, drive, fall down, fetch away, fill the bill, fix, get at, get satisfaction, get to, give good returns, grease, grease the palm, gross, head to leeward, honor, indemnify, lift, liquidate, make accounts square, make amends, make leeway, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, net, pay, pay back, pay in full, pay the bill, pay the shot, pay up, profit, purchase, quit, reach, recompense, redeem, redress, repay, requite, retire, return, reward, sag, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, settle, square, square accounts, strike a balance, suborn, suffice, take care of, take up, tamper with, tickle the palm, yaw, yaw off, yield, yield a profit

ROGET THESAURUS

pay off

Retaliation

VB retaliate, retort, turn upon, pay, pay off, pay back, pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin, cap, reciprocate, turn the tables upon, return the compliment, give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets, give and take, exchange fisticuffs, be quits, be even with, pay off old scores, serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.