Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pay / to settle: To complete a financial transaction by giving money for goods, services, or to clear a debt.
   • To liquidate / to eliminate: To completely remove, finish off, or eradicate something, such as a problem, a target, or a debt in a final manner.
   • To settle accounts: To formally calculate and close financial records, often to finalize a business relationship or an accounting period.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi cần thanh toán hóa đơn điện. (I need to pay the electricity bill.)
  • Công ty đã thanh toán khoản nợ cuối cùng. (The company liquidated its final debt.)
  • Nhân viên kế toán đang thanh toán sổ sách cuối năm. (The accountant is settling the year-end books.)

Advanced Usage

• "thanh toán trực tuyến": online payment.

  • Cửa hàng chấp nhận thanh toán trực tuyến. (The store accepts online payment.)

• "thanh toán dứt điểm": to settle conclusively, to eradicate completely.

  • Chúng tôi quyết tâm thanh toán dứt điểm dịch bệnh. (We are determined to completely eradicate the epidemic.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thanh toán học phí (v): to pay tuition fees.

  • Sinh viên phải thanh toán học phí trước kỳ học. (Students must pay tuition before the semester.)

• Tài khoản thanh toán (n): payment account, checking account.

  • Tôi chuyển tiền từ tài khoản thanh toán. (I transfer money from my checking account.)

Synonyms

• Pay: to give money for something.
• Settle: to resolve a financial matter.
• Liquidate: to wind up financial affairs or eliminate.

Related Idioms

• Thanh toán nợ nần: to settle all debts.

  • Sau nhiều năm, anh ấy cuối cùng cũng thanh toán nợ nần. (After many years, he finally settled all his debts.)

• Thanh toán mối thù: to settle a score, to get revenge.

  • Hắn tìm cách thanh toán mối thù cũ. (He sought a way to settle the old score.)

verb

1. to liquidate