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PAYOFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
Example:
virtue is its own reward
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("payoff" is a kind of...):
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Example:
the average return was about 5%
Synonyms:
issue; payoff; proceeds; return; take; takings; yield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("payoff" is a kind of...):
income (the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "payoff"):
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))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Synonyms:
bribe; payoff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("payoff" is a kind of...):
payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "payoff"):
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)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The final payment of a debt
Synonyms:
final payment; payoff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("payoff" is a kind of...):
payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
