The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAYS , but the solution may also be REPAYS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Settles a debt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAYS | 45 % | 4 |
| PAYSUP | 27 % | 6 |
| REPAYS | 18 % | 6 |
| SQUARES | 9 % | 7 |
Why may REPAYS be the right solution?
The word "repays" accurately describes the action of settling a debt by returning the borrowed money or favor. It fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Settles a debt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- repays
- pays
- pays off
- liquidated
- paid
- quietus
- settled
- solved
- settlement
- homestead
- sediment
- adjusted
Crossword Answer definitions
PAYS noun- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- To be profitable for.
- To give (something else than money).
- To be profitable or worth the effort.
- To discharge an obligation or debt.
- To suffer consequences.
- To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PAYS
- Plunks down
- Picks up the tab
- Shells out
- Remunerates
- Picks up the check
- Is rewarding
- Proves beneficial
- Amanda of The Flash
- Is worthwhile
- Proves worthwhile
More clues leading to the result PAYSUP
- Settles, as a bill
- Settles a tab
- Satisfies a debt
- Tends to the tab
- Settles a debt
- Dispenses with a tab
- Settles accounts
- Finally makes good on a debt
- Settles bills
- Gives one his due?
More clues leading to the result REPAYS
- Makes good on one's debts
- Makes good on a debt
- Takes the red out?
- Finishes off a debt
- Gets the red out?
- Settles, as a debt
- Makes good on
- Makes restitution
- Gets out of debt
- Takes care of, as a debt