payoff

/ˌpeɪˈɔf/

/ˈpeɪɒf/

Other forms: payoffs

Definitions of payoff

1. noun

   the final payment of a debt
   synonyms: final payment

   type of:

   payment

   a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
2. noun

   a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
   synonyms: reward, wages

   type of:

   aftermath, consequence

   the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
3. noun

   payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
   synonyms: bribe

   types:

   hush money

   a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

   kickback

   a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

   payola

   a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

   soap

   money offered as a bribe

   type of:

   payment

   a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
4. noun

   the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   synonyms: issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield

   types:

   economic rent, rent

   the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

   payback

   financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

   type of:

   income

   the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time