| liquidate | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste | get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing.; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (possession) | 2. liquidate, pay off | eliminate by paying off (debts). |
| ~ ante up, pay up, pay | cancel or discharge a debt.; "pay up, please!" |
| ~ lift | pay off (a mortgage). |
| ~ amortise, amortize | liquidate gradually. |
| v. (possession) | 3. liquidate | convert into cash.; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" |
| ~ cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| v. (possession) | 4. liquidate | settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off.; "liquidate a company" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| pay off | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. pay off | yield a profit or result.; "His efforts finally paid off" |
| ~ pay, bear, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| v. (possession) | 2. pay off, redeem | pay off (loans or promissory notes). |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (possession) | 3. compensate, make up, pay, pay off | do or give something to somebody in return.; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| v. (possession) | 4. buy off, pay off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.; "This judge can be bought" |
| v. (competition) | 5. fix, get, pay back, pay off | take vengeance on or get even.; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" |
| ~ get back, get even | take revenge or even out a score.; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" |
| ~ pay | make a compensation for.; "a favor that cannot be paid back" |
| payoff | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. final payment, payoff | the final payment of a debt. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| n. (possession) | 2. bribe, payoff | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| ~ hush money | a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret. |
| ~ kickback | a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction. |
| ~ payola | a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record. |
| ~ soap | money offered as a bribe. |
| n. (possession) | 3. issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.; "the average return was about 5%" |
| ~ income | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time. |
| ~ economic rent, rent | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions. |
| ~ payback | financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment). |
| n. (event) | 4. payoff, reward, wages | a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
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