to pay off
[phrase form: pay]
01
أثمر, أتى بثماره
(of a plan or action) to succeed and have good results
Intransitive
أمثلة
All those hours of studying really paid off during the exam.
كل تلك الساعات من الدراسة أثمرت حقًا خلال الامتحان.
Their investment in the startup paid off when the company went public.
أثمر استثمارهم في الشركة الناشئة عندما أصبحت الشركة عامة.
02
سدد, دفع بالكامل
to give the full amount of money owed on a debt or loan
Transitive: to pay off a debt or loan
أمثلة
She finally paid off her student loans after ten years.
أخيرًا سددت قروضها الطلابية بعد عشر سنوات.
I ca n't wait to pay my mortgage off and own the house outright.
لا أستطيع الانتظار حتى أسدد رهن بيتي وأمتلك المنزل بالكامل.
03
الانتقام, رد الجميل
to get revenge on someone for something they did
Transitive: to pay off sb
أمثلة
They waited for the right moment to pay the bullies off.
انتظروا اللحظة المناسبة للانتقام من المتنمرين.
Mark was always looking for a chance to pay off his old rivals.
كان مارك يبحث دائمًا عن فرصة للانتقام من خصومه القدامى.
04
يكافئ, يرد الجميل
to give something back to someone in return for something they did
Transitive: to pay off sb
أمثلة
To pay him off for his years of service, they named a building after him.
لمكافئته على سنوات خدمته، سموا مبنى باسمه.
They paid off the neighbors with a lavish dinner for watching their house while they were away.
لقد كافئوا الجيران بعشاء فاخر لمراقبة منزلهم أثناء غيابهم.
05
رشوة, شراء
to give someone money, often secretly, to get a favor or advantage
Transitive: to pay off sb
أمثلة
Politicians should n't be allowed to be paid off by corporations.
لا ينبغي السماح للسياسيين بأن يتم رشوتهم من قبل الشركات.
To avoid heavy fines, the business owner tried to pay the inspector off.
لتجنب الغرامات الكبيرة، حاول صاحب العمل رشوة المفتش.
06
تسوية الحساب, دفع تعويض الفصل
to give someone a final payment when their job ends
Transitive: to pay off an employee
أمثلة
The economic crisis meant they had to pay off many experienced employees.
الأزمة الاقتصادية تعني أنهم كانوا مضطرين إلى تسريح العديد من الموظفين ذوي الخبرة.
The factory paid all the redundant workers off with a good package.
قام المصنع بتسريح جميع العمال الزائدين بحزمة جيدة.
