pay up的用法

我们都知道pay是付款的意思，pay up是什么意思呢？它的意思是付清。

我们先来看个句子：

The monthly installments on the car were paid up.

买汽车的月还款已经付清。
pay up:pay in full付清
　　再如:
　　My goods have vanished and the insurance company will have to pay up．
　　我那批货丢失了，保险公司要偿付所有的保险金。