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paying up

paying up is the present participle and gerund of pay up.

Meaning of pay up

Verb

pay up (third-person singular simple present pays up, present participle paying up, simple past and past participle paid up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
    • At Whitsunday and Martinmas I will have enough to pay up the incumbrance of £3000 due to old Moss's daughter.1825 December 14 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 14 December 1825]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume I, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890...
    Synonyms:
    pay off, discharge

Questions about paying up

What is paying up the present participle and gerund of?
Paying up is the present participle and gerund of pay up.

Words near paying up in the dictionary

  1. paying the rent
  2. paying the ultimate price
  3. paying through the nose
  4. paying to play
  5. paying towards
  6. paying up
  7. paying with one's life
  8. payings
  9. Payinkuoleng
  10. payis
  11. payiss

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