pay off 付好处费;用钱封住某人的嘴(使其对非法或不诚实的事情保持沉默)，付封口费；付清工资解雇某人；用钱打发

【例句】
He said that he wouldn' t take us to see the minister until we had paid him off.
他说我们必须先付给他一笔好处费，他才会带我们去见那位部长。

He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
他曾想方设法还债主的钱，但却再也躲不过他们了。