put paid to
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put paid to
verb puts paid to · putting paid to · put paid to
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To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".
Well, then, I'll put paid to that little account.
Similar: put a stop to, put an end to, finish off
- To put an end to. When peace came in 1802 she regained a measure of control, but it was wrested from her when war with Britain broke out once more in 1805 and Nelson put paid to Spanish sea power in the Atlantic at the Battle of Trafalgar.
- To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to preclude (possibilities); to stop (something) once and for all. The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.
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