"put paid to" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put paid to.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts paid to [present, singular, third-person], putting paid to [participle, present], put paid to [participle, past], put paid to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> paid to}} put paid to (third-person singular simple present puts paid to, present participle putting paid to, simple past and past participle put paid to)
  1. (chiefly UK, dated) To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid". Tags: UK, dated
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  2. (chiefly UK) To put an end to. Tags: UK Synonyms: put a stop to, put an end to, finish off
    Sense id: en-put_paid_to-en-verb-rYH5Y7Pi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 45 32 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 22 42 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 36 38
  3. (chiefly UK, idiomatic) To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to preclude (possibilities); to stop (something) once and for all. Tags: UK, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-put_paid_to-en-verb-jLDBQ~4Q Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 43 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 22 42 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 36 38

Inflected forms

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