payoff
noun
the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
payoffs
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pluralof payoff.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Liquid, publicly-traded stock will allow these companies to attract talent with more immediate payoffs via stock options, rather than waiting around for long periods in illiquid assets, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The scale and pace of the current AI investment boom accompanied by expectations of large productivity payoffs bear resemblance to these precedents, highlighting potential downside risks in the near term.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
During her morning news conference, she seemed to mock some of the U.S. evidence, including hand-written ledgers allegedly denoting payoffs to Mexican politicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
In 2008, both Lee Jae-yong and his father resigned after a former Samsung lawyer turned whistle-blower claimed knowledge of a slush fund that was being used for bribes and political payoffs.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The illicit payoffs were as yet unknown to the public, and as the barons moved toward the front of the Million Dollar Elm, they were treated as princes of capitalism, the crowd parting before them.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
