to give the full amount of money owed on a debt or loan
Face2face - Upper-intermediate - Unit 8 - 8B
Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 8 - 8B in the Face2Face Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "rip off", "come to", "pay back", etc.
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to pay off
[verb]
Ex:
After
inheriting
some
money
,
he
decided
to
pay off
all
his
credit card
debts
.
to take out
[verb]
to get money from one's bank account
Ex:
Do
n't
forget
to
take out
your
lunch
money
before
you
leave
.
to come to
[verb]
to reach a specific total or amount when adding together various quantities or numbers
Ex:
The
cost
of
the
repairs
came to
more than
expected
due to
additional
damages
.
to put down
[verb]
to decrease prices, taxes, or other amounts
Ex:
Due to
an
overstock
,
they
've
put down
all
their
winter
clothing
prices
.
to come into
[verb]
to receive money or assets from someone who has passed away, typically through a will or legal inheritance
Ex:
The
young
heiress
came into
possession
of
a
valuable
art collection
.
to take off
[verb]
to deduct an amount from a total
Ex:
It
's
common
for
teachers
to
take off
marks
for
late
submissions
of
assignments
.
to save up
[verb]
to set money or resources aside for future use
Ex:
She
's
been
saving up
her
spare time
to
work on
a
personal
project
.
to rip off
[verb]
to take advantage of someone by charging them too much money or selling them a defective product
Ex:
to pay back
[verb]
to return an amount of money that was borrowed
Ex:
The
company
agreed
to
pay back
the
investment
over
a
period
of
five
years
.