pay off

sich auszahlen, sich lohnen

Gute Ergebnisse bringen, sodass sich Zeitaufwand oder Kosten gelohnt haben.

In einfachem Englisch: If effort or a plan succeeds, it produces good results and is worth the time or cost.

• Your hard work will pay off.
• All that practice paid off during the match.
• Did their new strategy pay off?

Synonyme: succeed, bear fruit

Gegenteile: fail

Häufige Wendungen: pay off eventually, pay off handsomely

abbezahlen, tilgen

Das gesamte Geld zurückzahlen, das man für einen Kredit oder eine andere Schuld noch schuldet.

In einfachem Englisch: To return all the money you owe for a loan or debt.

• I paid off my loan.
• They are saving to pay the mortgage off.
• Have you paid off your credit card debt?

So benutzt man es: pay off something (She paid off her student loan.); pay something off (We hope to pay it off next year.)

Synonyme: repay, settle, clear

Häufige Wendungen: pay off debt, pay off a loan, pay off a mortgage

abbezahlen

Den Kredit für etwas vollständig zurückzahlen, sodass der Kreditgeber darauf keinen Anspruch mehr hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To finish paying a loan for something, so the lender no longer has a claim on it.

• We paid off our car.
• She finally paid the house off this spring.
• How long will it take to pay off the boat?

So benutzt man es: pay off something (They paid off the house after twenty years.); pay something off (We paid the car off last month.)

Synonyme: pay for completely

Häufige Wendungen: pay off a car, pay off a house

bestechen

Jemandem heimlich Geld geben, damit er einem hilft oder ein Unrecht übersieht.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone money secretly so they help you or ignore something wrong.

• They paid off the guard.
• Someone had paid the witness off before the trial.
• Did the owner pay off the inspectors?

So benutzt man es: pay someone off (They paid the guard off to avoid an inspection.)

Synonyme: bribe, buy off

Häufige Wendungen: pay off someone, pay off officials

auszahlen und entlassen

Jemandes Arbeitsverhältnis beenden und ihm das noch geschuldete Geld auszahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To end someone’s employment and give them the money they are owed.

• The factory paid off its workers.
• They paid the crew off at the end of the voyage.
• Will the firm pay off more staff after the closure?

So benutzt man es: pay someone off (The company paid its temporary workers off when the project ended.)

Synonyme: dismiss, lay off

Gegenteile: hire

Häufige Wendungen: pay off workers, pay off staff, pay off someone

abfallen

Mit dem Bug eines Segelboots von der Richtung wegdrehen, aus der der Wind kommt.

In einfachem Englisch: If a sailing boat does this, its front turns away from the direction the wind comes from.

• The yacht began to pay off.
• The bow paid off as the wind changed.
• Let the boat pay off before adjusting the sail.

Synonyme: bear away, fall off

Gegenteile: head up

Häufige Wendungen: pay off slowly, pay off to leeward