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to spend or pay money, especially a lot of money
We've paid out thousands of pounds in health insurance over the years.
to provide money from an amount invested over a period of time
It'll be a few years before our investments start paying out.
if you pay out a rope, you gradually let it become straight and long so that it is no longer wound in a series of circles