English

Verb

put paid to ‎(third-person singular simple present puts paid to, present participle putting paid to, simple past and past participle put paid to)

1. (chiefly Britain, dated) To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".
   • 1893 December, Mrs. Alexander, “Found Wanting”, in Belgravia, volume 82, page 353:

     Well, then, I'll put paid to that little account.

2. (chiefly Britain, idiomatic) to terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to stop something once and for all

   The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic.

Synonyms

• put a stop to, put an end to, finish off