Collocations with "pay off"

to finish paying all the money for payments that were late

A common idiom meaning that effort and persistence will eventually be successful.

to finish paying the entire amount of a mortgage loan

Used when a risk results in a successful or profitable outcome.

a common idiom meaning that effort is eventually successful

to pay back all the money owed to a creditor

To repay the full amount of the overdrawn money to the bank.

the tactic is successful

To pay the driver the full fare and dismiss them.