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paying
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adjective
(= remunerative, salaried, stipendiary)
for which money is paid
a paying job
remunerative work
salaried employment
stipendiary services
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adjective
(= gainful)
yielding a fair profit
off
Preposition
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Away from somewhere or some time.
I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school.
There's a nice restaurant just off the main road.
Bye, I'll be off now.
He was standing about 50m off.
Your birthday's only a few days off now.
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If something is off it is not on.
She took the hat off his head.
Keep your feet off the desk, please.
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Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc.
As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her.
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If something that uses energy is off, it is not working.
It was dark in the room because the light was off.
He turned the TV off and went to bed.
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If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school.
I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off.
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made smaller by a certain amount
They've taken 30% off the price.
We cut off a few pieces.
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If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen.
Tonight's game is off because of the rain.
They've called off the meeting.
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If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before.
That article really put me off meat.
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If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more.
He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.
off
Adjective
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If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.
off
Verb
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If a person offs someone, they kill him or her.
I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
mortgage
Noun
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A mortgage is a loan for the purpose of paying for a house, apartment, building, etc.
For five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, interest rates rose to 5.58 percent.
They can't refinance because the mortgage is higher than the real value of their home.
Unlike traditional 30-year fixed mortgages, these loans are often adjustable.
Credit card, auto loan, and mortgage lenders, along with bankers, are being much more careful about their borrowers.
By November she had missed two of the monthly mortgage payments on the three-bedroom home.
mortgage
Verb
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If you mortgage your home, you borrow money and promise to give up your home if you can't pay back the money.
Henderson's parents mortgaged their house in Cuthbert to buy a piano for the front parlor.
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If you mortgage your future, you enjoy something now even though it will cause problems in the future.
We're mortgaging our children's future instead of investing in it.