1 (v + adv) bring benefit INTRANSITIVEher efforts are paying offtá toradh a saothair le feiceáilwe took a gamble, but it paid offchuamar sa seans, ach b'fhiú é; chuamar sa seans, ach d'éirigh linn2 (v + adv) FIN repay loan etc TRANSITIVEaisíoc ina iomláine VPglan verb c m u3 (v + adv) bribe TRANSITIVEbreab verb c m ubreab a thabhairt do c m uhe paid off the witnessesbhreab sé na finnéithe, cheannaigh sé na finnéithe4 (v + adv) EMPL pay sb to leave job TRANSITIVEcuir amach ar iomarcaíochtlig chun bealaigh familiar → see pay