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Synonyms

buyoff

American

[bahy-awf, -of] / ˈbaɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

Informal.

an act or instance of buying off; payment or bribe.

The increased retirement benefit was a buyoff for employees who wanted salary increases.

Etymology

Origin of buyoff

Noun use of verb phrase buy off

Example Sentences

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He identifies a top player who is susceptible to a buyoff.

From Slate

My app of the festival season, though, is Hide and Seek's Board Game Remix Kit, which offers the chance to mash-up your board game favourites: in Buyoff, you can barter your way through Scrabble; in A-Z, you can combine Monopoly with Trivial Pursuit by playing a cabby carrying passengers round the board.

From The Guardian

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