What is the meaning of pay off?

Yield a profit or result.
- usage: "His efforts finally paid off"
Eliminate by paying off (debts.
- synonyms: liquidate
Pay off (loans or promissory notes.
- synonyms: redeem
Do or give something to somebody in return.
- usage: "Does she pay you for the work you are doing"
- synonyms: pay, make up, compensate
Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor.
- synonyms: buy off
Take vengeance on or get even.
- usage: "We'll get them"; "That'll fix him good"; "This time I got him"
- synonyms: pay back, get, fix

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