HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Pay upThe financial definition for Pay up:The loss of cash resulting from a swap into higher-priced bonds or the need/willingness of a bank or other borrower to pay a higher rate of interest to get funds. Used in the context of general equities. (1) When an investor who wants to buy a stock at a particular price hesitates and the stock begins to rise; instead of letting the stock go, he "pays up" to buy the shares at the higher prevailing price. (2) Buy shares in a high-quality company at what is felt to be a high, but supportable, price due to its quality. Similar MatchesAccounts payableAccounts payableMoney owed to suppliers. Balance of paymentsBalance of paymentsA statistical compilation formulated by a sovereign nation of all economic transactions between residents of that nation and residents of all other nations during a stipulated period of time, usually a calendar year. Balloon PaymentBalloon PaymentThe final (large) payment that repays all the remaining principal and interest of a partially amortized or unamortized loan. Further SuggestionsBreak even lease paymentBreak even payment rate Clearing House Automated Payments System (CHAPS) Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS) Customary payout ratios Date of payment Deferred payment annuity Click to compare definitions of Pay up Click to view definitions beginning pa |