get even vs pay off

get even and pay off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get even	No	No	Yes	No
pay off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pay off is a hyponym of get even; that is, pay off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get even:

Other hyponyms of get even include fix, get, pay back.

get even (verb)	pay off (verb)
compensate; make the score equal	take vengeance on or get even
take revenge or even out a score	eliminate by paying off (debts)
	pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
	yield a profit or result
	pay off (loans or promissory notes)
	do or give something to somebody in return