payout
[ pey-out ]
/ ˈpeɪˌaʊt /
noun
an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
money paid, expended, or disbursed, as a dividend or winning: He went to the betting window to collect his payout.
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Origin of payout
First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase pay out
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British Dictionary definitions for payout
pay out
verb (adverb)
to distribute (money); disburse
(tr) to release (a rope) gradually, hand over hand
(tr) to retaliate against
noun payout
a sum of money paid out
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Idioms and Phrases with payout
pay out
Distribute money, disburse, as in He paid out the full amount. [Mid-1800s]
Let out a rope by slackening, as in She paid out the rope until it was long enough to tie the canoe onto the car. This nautical expression dates from the late 1700s.
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