paying up
Honoring one's obligations
Paying up is settling a debt or fulfilling a financial obligation, often reluctantly or under pressure.
The phrase implies the payment was owed or expected: Time to pay up—you lost the bet.
It suggests finality, as in completing what's due rather than making a partial payment.
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- changeTo make different
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- obligationRequired task or commitment
cash · settlement · fine · square up · make good · cough up · penalty · default · redemption · dues · settle up · purse · accountability · restitution · receipt · remittance · indemnification · amortization
money flow direction
paying upcollecting
Gathering items over time
cashing in · getting paid · taking in · invoicing · billing
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