Work & careers
pay off
produce a good result
If effort pays off, it produces the good result you hoped for.
Hear it in real life
Was the course worth all that work?
Definitely. It paid off in the end.
The extra hours I put in really paid off.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: All my practice paid out.
Say: All my practice paid off.
The expression is "pay off," not "pay out," when effort produces a good result.
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How it fits in a sentence.
pay off; paid off; hard work pays off
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The extra hours I put in really paid off.
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pay off
produce a good result
“The extra hours I put in really paid off.”
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