WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
pay [sth] off,
pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pay all of: money owed) | betala av vtr partikel oskj |
| | | avbetala vtr |
| | I've nearly paid off my mortgage. |
| | The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt. |
pay [sb] off,
pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe: [sb]) | muta vtr |
| | (bildlig) | betala av vtr partikel oskj |
| | The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off. |
| pay off vi phrasal | informal (have good consequences) (främst bildlig) | löna sig vitr + refl |
| | Hard work and careful planning always pay off. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | informal (bribe) | muta s |
| | The drug dealer offered the police officer a payoff to look the other way. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (redundancy payment) | slutlön, avgångsvederlag s |
| | Simon was made redundant last year, but after thirty years with the same company, he got a good payoff. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (profit) | vinst s |
| | The backers are hoping for a quick payoff on their investments. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | informal (advantage) | fördel s |
| | | vinst s |
| | Learning a new language is hard work, but the payoff is that you can communicate with a whole new group of people. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (amount to clear debt) | avräkning s |
| | Quentin handed over the payoff and was relieved to know he was now clear of debt. |