be paid up
idiom
: having given all of the money that one owes on a debt until a specific date.
You're (all) paid up through June.
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The bill would also require school board members to be paid up to 10% of the lowest starting salary of a teacher employed in the district, which would shift the current $2,000 payment.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The full fee has to be paid up front, and Real Sociedad don’t look like compromising.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The term sheet designates the creation of a football general manger position who will be paid up to $1.5 million a year in a contract that matches the duration of Belichick’s.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects taken in Rounds 11 through 20 rarely end up signing.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The full fee has to be paid up front, and Real Sociedad don’t look like compromising.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The term sheet designates the creation of a football general manger position who will be paid up to $1.5 million a year in a contract that matches the duration of Belichick’s.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects taken in Rounds 11 through 20 rarely end up signing.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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“Be paid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20paid%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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