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pays up

pays up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is pays up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay up.

Words near pays up in the dictionary

  1. pays the rent
  2. pays the ultimate price
  3. pays through the nose
  4. pays to play
  5. pays towards
  6. pays up
  7. pays with one's life
  8. paysa
  9. paysage
  10. paysages
  11. paysagist

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