pay off vs pay back

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Would you say there's a difference between paying off and paying back a mortgage?

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Jasmin165 said:
Would you say there's a difference between paying off and paying back a mortgage?

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I think that in normal use "paying off a mortgage" means clearing the debt completely and, "paying back..." means paying it by instalments.
 
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