Destroy and Pay for

Opposite meaning terms

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Pay for is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Pay for verb - Have as a guest.

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Destroy is an antonym for pay for in change topic.

I Take Offense to That Last One: During their first confrontation, Monica swears to make Gaspard pay for ransacking her kingdom, helping Griffon to destroy Max's timeline, and killing her father.

Source: Video Game / Dark Chronicle
Further justified because Talia, as Miranda, helps pay for the plant so it could be used to destroy Gotham.

Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
You Owe Me: Subverted; Klingon customary payment for entertainment is to destroy something that belongs to the performer in question and then pay for that item.

Source: Video Game / Star Trek: Klingon

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