payoff
NounUS[pey-awf]/ˈpeɪˌɔf/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)payoffs
- the final payment of a debtSynonyms: final paymentType of payment
- payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt their judgmentSynonyms: bribeType of paymentKinds payola, soap, kickback, hush money
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property“the average return was about 5%”Synonyms: returnissuetaketakingsproceedsyieldType of incomeKinds economic rent, payback
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing“the wages of sin is death”“virtue is its own reward”Synonyms: wagesrewardType of consequence, aftermath
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
payoff noun
1. profit or gain from an action; — used broadly; as, lots of effort with little payoff.
2. retribution, payback.
3. The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe. Syn. — bribe.
4. The money or item given as a bribe.
5. same as compensation 2. Syn. — compensation, remuneration, recompense.
6. The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denouement of a narrative.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors