put paid to

phrase

chiefly British
as in end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point The final payment put paid to his debt obligations.

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“Put paid to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20paid%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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