pay out

verb

1. to distribute (money); disburse
2. tr to release (a rope) gradually, hand over hand
3. tr to retaliate against

noun

1. a sum of money paid out

Example Sentences

For Lord Prescott, the matter was personal - his lawyers alleged the News of the World had placed him under surveillance, and in 2012 he won a pay out from the paper's parent company, News International.

From BBC

For Lord Prescott, the matter was personal - his lawyers alleged the News of the World had placed him under surveillance, and in 2012 he won a pay out from the paper's parent company, News International.

From BBC

National Insurance, paid by employers on top of the wages they pay out, is one of several taxes expected to be hiked by the chancellor to boost funding for public services, including the NHS.

From BBC

This is for older homeowners who want to leverage the value of their home without having to sell it—the mortgage company takes a lien and pays out the borrower in regular installments.

From Salon

This is for older homeowners who want to leverage the value of their home without having to sell it — the mortgage company takes a lien and pays out the borrower in regular installments.

From Salon

Related Words

• administer
• allot
• apportion
• assign
• circulate
• disburse
• dispense
• disseminate
• donate
• give
• give away
• hand out
• issue
• present
• scatter
• share