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To pay somebody off #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:09 am   To pay somebody off
 

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", question 3

When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ..........

(a) off
(b) through
(c) out
(d) over

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", answer 3

When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.

Correct answer: (a) off
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Could you explain why out is choosen in this sentence??
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To pay somebody off #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:52 pm   To pay somebody off
 

To pay somebody out means to give them the amount of money they are entitled to.
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Ok #3 (permalink) Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:42 am   Ok
 

I assume here the correct answer is "pay off"
hence your explanation.

Pay out:http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pay%20out

Also:http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861724333
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To pay somebody off #4 (permalink) Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:14 pm   To pay somebody off
 

Yes of course, pay off is the correct expression. Thanks for pointing out.
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To pay somebody off #5 (permalink) Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:51 am   To pay somebody off
 

Torsten wrote:
To pay somebody out means to give them the amount of money they are entitled to.


I am confused... isn't "pay out" correct? could you please elaborate. thanks..
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