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payoff

Dictionary definition · payoff

noun

  1. the final payment of a debt
  2. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt their judgment
  3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property"the average return was about 5%"
  4. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing"the wages of sin is death"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).