To pay off Meaning, Definition & Usage

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1. . (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off the crew of a ship . (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to unwind.

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1. . Etymol. uncertain. (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
2. . (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off the crew of a ship . (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to unwind.