- ˌpay sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
to spend or pay a lot of money
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ˌpay sth ˈout
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pay sth out — UK US pay sth out Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► to pay a particular amount of money, especially a large amount, for something: »I ve just paid out €1000 getting the car fixed … Financial and business terms
take sth out — UK US take sth out Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► FINANCE, BANKING, MARKETING to arrange and pay for insurance, a loan, an advertisement, etc.: take out a loan/mortgage »He took out a $44,000 startup loan. »They… … Financial and business terms
bail sth out — UK US bail sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb/sth out) ► to help a person or organization that is in financial difficulty: »Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out… … Financial and business terms
even sth out — UK US even (sth) out Phrasal Verb with even({{}}/ˈiːvən/ verb ► to become regular or equal, or to make something do this: »Adding money to your portfolio a little at a time will even out a lot of unpredictable fluctuations. »Investors are waiting … Financial and business terms
bail sb/sth out — UK US bail sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb/sth out) ► to help a person or organization that is in financial difficulty: »Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out… … Financial and business terms
buy sth out — UK US buy sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it: »The bank announced that it wanted to buy out the publicly owned shares of… … Financial and business terms
ˌwork sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to find an answer to something by calculating it Use the chart to work out how much tax you have to pay.[/ex] 2) to find a way of dealing with a problem We can t work out how to get the Internet connection going.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pay*/*/*/ — [peɪ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [peɪd] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to give money in order to buy something Let me pay for dinner.[/ex] Will you be paying by cash, cheque, or credit card?[/ex] Can I pay in dollars?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
buy sb/sth out — UK US buy sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it: »The bank announced that it wanted to buy out the publicly owned shares of… … Financial and business terms
out-of-court settlement — n an agreement to end a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court →settle sth out of court at ↑court1 (1) … Dictionary of contemporary English
