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pay up

British  

verb

  1. (adverb) to pay (money) promptly, in full, or on demand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
pay up Idioms  

  1. Pay in full, discharge all that is owing, as in, It's late—let's pay up and go home. [c. 1800] Also see pay off, def. 1.

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So, tech companies are being forced to pick up more of the tab, signing deals that make them pay up even if AI proves to be a bust.

From Barron's

While software stocks were never his focus, due to “absurd” multiples and paying up to 60 times revenue for businesses that hadn’t worked out how to make a profit, they’ve now got his attention.

From MarketWatch

And if the reality TV icon is renting the furniture used for staging, she could be paying up to $20,000 a month.

From MarketWatch

Yet Haupt says he’s happy Rio Tinto was “not willing to do what most mining companies do and just pay up.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The question is, will consumers be willing to pay up for these new and improved household essentials?

From MarketWatch

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