To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
To pay back; to repay.
He paid off the loan three months early.
To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.
This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2025.
To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.