paying out
Handing over money
Paying out is the act of disbursing money, especially in substantial amounts or over time: The insurance company started paying out claims after the hurricane.
It can describe releasing rope or cable gradually: The crew kept paying out line as the anchor dropped.
A payout is the noun form—a sum disbursed.
- expenditureMoney paid out
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- forking overSurrendering money owed
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- unspoolingReleasing from coil
change · unwinding · give · compensation · refund · tip · outlay · allocation · loosening · disposal · settlement · settling up · cash · line · installment · grip · restitution · indemnity
paying outcollecting
Gathering items over time
taking in · receiving · bringing in · gathering · retaining
paying outtaking in
Receiving into oneself
reeling in · pulling in · gathering · coiling · shortening
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