pay-off
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pay-off
- /ˈpeɪ.ɒf/
- /ˈpeɪ.ɔːf/
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Deverbal from pay off.
noun pay-offs · payoff
- A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full. At the current monthly payment level, it'll take 32 more months to reach pay-off.
- A reward. What's the pay-off for putting up with her nonsense for ages on end?
- A return on investment. How soon could we realistically expect any pay-off from loading up on shares of that company?
- A bribe. The prison break never could have succeeded if it hadn't been for multiple pay-offs to various corrupt officers.
- A resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred. Where's the pay-off for that whole segment of the plot?
- Ellipsis of payoff pitch.payoff pitch The bases are loaded, so he'd better make the pay-off count.
