English-Finnish translations for pay off

• kannattaa
  Se on ehdottomasti ankaraa työtä, ja toivottavasti se kannattaa. That certainly is hard work and hopefully it will pay off.
  Toivon, että tässä tilanteessa hyväksyisimme komission ehdottamat suojatoimet, sillä näin kannattaa tehdä ja se maksaa aikanaan itsensä takaisin. I would hope that in these circumstances we would accept the safeguards proposed by the Commission as it is an effort worth taking and will pay off in time.
  Sinun kannattaa mennä ulos.

Definition of pay off

• To bribe, especially to deter oversight
• To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit
• To pay back; to repay
• To pay back the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on
• To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail

Examples

• I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
• Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
• He paid off the loan three months early.
• This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2025.

Related words

• paying off
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