Sentence examples for only pay off from inspiring English sources

A farmer might buy a contract that would only pay off in a year of below-normal rainfall, protecting him from the crop damage produced by a drought.

One idea, suggested by Rick Brush from Hartford, Conn., (17) is to develop "new financing mechanisms like social impact bonds" — bonds that only pay off only if you are successful in producing a positive social result.

Because oil projects require huge amounts of capital and only pay off fully over decades, Tillerson has favored doing business in countries that offer political stability, even if this stability was achieved through authoritarian rule.

Murdoch is said to be infuriated that new media upstarts such as Netflix are awarded princely stock market ratings and enjoy almost unlimited access to capital to pursue dreams that will only pay off over the very long term.

Those investments represent a quarter of Narvik's annual budget of $163 million, and covering the losses would necessitate taking out a long-term loan, which the town could only pay off by cutting back on services.

For now, the focus of public health officials in this country appears to be on making recommendations for newborns, a prevention strategy that would only pay off many years from now.

It only pays off when three conditions are true.

That's why they get a monthly membership, which only pays off if you are actually going regularly.

Am I now only paying off principal or am I still paying interest for the life of the loan?

And despite paying at least $15,360, he said that he had only paid off about $800 of his original debt.

Mr. Obama went on to say that he and Mrs. Obama paid more for student loans than the mortgage on their first condominium and only paid off the debt eight years ago.