present participle of pay off

(transitive) Having been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.

Alternative form of pay to play

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pay, to, play. / (by extension) To incur a cost to participate in an activity.

Any kind of charge to engage in an activity.

Danger pay.

(now historical) A train carrying people’s wages. / A train for which tickets are bought on board rather than at the station beforehand.

The difference in salaries between one group and another.

present participle of pay attention

(of a job) To provide enough income to afford a place to live. / (Australia, idiomatic) To provide reparation or compensation to Indigenous Australians based on the claim that the country is theirs.