Crossword Clue:

the act of paying

Answer	Crossword Clue
ATM	Vegas machine with the best odds of paying out?
FAVORITE	One paying the least
PATENTEXPENDING	Paying the license fee?

SORE	Paying for the workout?
SETTLING	Paying the bill, with "up"
SORE	Paying for the push...ups
TEA	Leaves before paying the check?
BURNTHEMORTGAGE	Celebrate after paying off the house.
RUNNINGATAB	Not paying immediately at the bar
NETCOST	What the buyer ends up paying
COST	"Paying the ... to Be the Boss"

SAFERFEARSFARES	"60 Minutes" reporter dreads paying the cabby?
ONTASK	Paying attention to the job at hand
ISAID	"Since you weren't paying attention the first time ..."
COST	B.B. King "Paying the ... to Be the Boss"
DUE	Stones "Who is under his spell is paying the devil his ..."
SHUT	Like a front door that's not letting all the cold in, do you think I'm paying to heat the entire outdoors or something?