pay off a debt
/peɪ ɒf ə det/
EN
To pay back the full amount of money that one owes to a lender or creditor
It took him three years to work extra shifts to pay off a debt from his college tuition.
Etymology
The phrase combines the Old French-derived 'pay' (meaning to satisfy an obligation) with 'off' (indicating completion) and 'debt' from Latin 'debitum', meaning something owed, emerging in common financial usage by the 18th century.
Translations
简体中文
还清债务,清偿欠款
繁體中文
償清債務,清償欠款
日本語
借金を返済する,債務を完済する
한국어
빚을 갚다,채무를 상환하다
Deutsch
eine Schuld tilgen,eine Schuld abbezahlen
Español
pagar una deuda,cancelar una deuda
Português
pagar uma dívida,quitar uma dívida
Français
rembourser une dette,acquitter une dette
Tiếng Việt
trả hết nợ,thanh toán nợ
Related Words
settle a debtrepay a loanclear arrears
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