payoff

Noun

Meaning

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

the final payment of a debt

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

take return issue yield proceeds reward bribe wages takings omega acme finis benet result end
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Antonyms

foundation least beginning cause start base
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Hypernyms

income consequence payment aftermath

Hyponyms

soap rent payola kickback hush money payback

Phrases with the word

big payoff

Examples

You learn after a while that it's not getting your face recognised that's the payoff. It's having your film remembered. Leonardo DiCaprio

Is it harder having kids and working? It definitely is, but the payoff is you get to go home to your kids, and it all balances out. And I know I'm a better mother when I'm engaged in something outside of the house. Edie Falco

When I'm on tour, I'm in a new city every single night, and the energy and the crowds and the kids and the screaming and them knowing every single word of my music and being onstage is such an energetic feeling with a big payoff. Hilary Duff

People enter Web sites hoping to be led somewhere, hoping for a payoff. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character. Shawn Wayans

We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles. Denise Mina

Close letter words and terms

Paynter Paynton paynym payoff function payoff pitch payola