pay up Synonyms
pay up Meaning
Wordnet
pay up (v)
cancel or discharge a debt
pay up Sentence Examples
- The landlord demanded the tenants pay up the overdue rent or face eviction.
- The bookie threatened to break the gambler's legs if he didn't pay up his debts.
- The extortionist ordered the victim to pay up or else he would release embarrassing photos.
- The insurance company refused to pay up for the damages, citing a technicality in the policy.
- The lottery winner was ecstatic when the organization finally paid up the million-dollar jackpot.
- The employee sued the company for failing to pay up the wages he was owed.
- The government cracked down on tax evaders, demanding they pay up their unpaid taxes.
- The debtor promised to pay up his creditors in installments over the next few months.
- The loan shark gave the borrower a week to pay up or risk being pursued by his henchmen.
- The bank seized the assets of the bankrupt business after they refused to pay up their outstanding loans.
FAQs About the word pay up
cancel or discharge a debt
pay off,pay, meet, liquidate, stand, ante (up), discharge, spring (for),settle, foot
repudiate,repudiate,,
The landlord demanded the tenants pay up the overdue rent or face eviction.
The bookie threatened to break the gambler's legs if he didn't pay up his debts.
The extortionist ordered the victim to pay up or else he would release embarrassing photos.
The insurance company refused to pay up for the damages, citing a technicality in the policy.
