paid up

UK
/peɪd ʌp/
US
/peɪd ʌp/

Translations

pay upverb

paid up

Past Simple

paid up
Past Simple
paid up
Past Participle
paying up
Gerund
UK
/peɪ ʌp/
US
/peɪ ʌp/
payerPour une somme due, souvent avec une nuance d’obligation ou de réticence.
He finally decided to pay up the debt he owed his friend.
Il a finalement décidé de payer la dette qu’il devait à son ami.
Additional translations
réglerS’emploie notamment pour une dette ou une facture, souvent dans un registre neutre.

Definitions

pay upverb
To give someone the money that is owed.
After weeks of reminders, he finally decided to pay up the debt he owed his friend.