paid off
Finally showed results
Paid off describes something that has been fully settled or discharged—typically a debt or loan: We finally paid off the mortgage.
When an investment or effort pays off, it yields a return or succeeds: All that hard work paid off.
Someone who's been paid off has received money to stay quiet or look the other way—a bribe: The inspector was paid off.
- hard workSustained strenuous effort
- came outEmerged or was disclosed
- justifiedShown to be right
- worthwhileMeriting effort or attention
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
payback · repaid · worked out · debt-free · in the clear · bore fruit · worth the effort · reimbursed · turned out · cleared · beneficial · discharged · rewarding · repayment · achieved · redeemed · liquidated · relief