Payoff: meaning, definitions and examples
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payoff
[ ˈpeɪɒf ]
financial
The amount of money that is owed to someone for work they have done or for some other debt
Synonyms
compensation, payment, settlement
Examples of usage
- He received a huge payoff for his hard work.
- The company offered a generous payoff to its employees.
crime
A bribe or other inducement paid to someone, especially an illegal one
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The corrupt official demanded a payoff to look the other way.
- The criminal gang arranged a payoff to avoid prosecution.
Translations
Translations of the word "payoff" in other languages:
🇵🇹 pagamento
- recompensa
- resultado
🇮🇳 भुगतान
- प्रतिफल
- परिणाम
🇩🇪 Auszahlung
- Belohnung
- Ergebnis
🇮🇩 pembayaran
- imbalan
- hasil
🇺🇦 виплата
- винагорода
- результат
🇵🇱 wypłata
- nagroda
- wynik
🇯🇵 支払い
- 報酬
- 結果
🇫🇷 paiement
- récompense
- résultat
🇪🇸 pago
- recompensa
- resultado
🇹🇷 ödeme
- ödül
- sonuç
🇰🇷 지불
- 보상
- 결과
🇸🇦 دفع
- مكافأة
- نتيجة
🇨🇿 výplata
- odměna
- výsledek
🇸🇰 výplata
- odmena
- výsledok
🇨🇳 支付
- 回报
- 结果
🇸🇮 izplačilo
- nagrada
- rezultat
🇮🇸 greiðsla
- verðlaun
- niðurstaða
🇰🇿 төлем
- сыйақы
- нәтиже
🇬🇪 გადახდა
- ჯილდო
- შედეგი
🇦🇿 ödəmə
- mükafat
- nəticə
🇲🇽 pago
- recompensa
- resultado
Etymology
The word 'payoff' originated in the late 19th century in the context of financial transactions, referring to the final payment of a debt or salary. Over time, its usage expanded to include the concept of receiving a reward or benefit for one's actions. In the realm of crime, 'payoff' took on a negative connotation, denoting illicit payments or bribes. The verb form 'pay off' emerged as a colloquial expression to signify achieving a successful outcome or result. Today, 'payoff' is commonly used in various contexts to denote both financial settlements and positive outcomes.
See also: nonpayer, nonpayment, pay, payable, payback, payee, payer, paymaster, payment, payments, payor, paywise, repay, repayment, spay.