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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The document describes emails in which Jald Jensen, the former BizJet salesperson, discusses payoffs with then-executives at the U.S.-based Lufthansa Technik subsidiary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rules 5.4 and 5.6 give most partners little incentive to finance changes whose payoffs would arrive after they leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The company at the time faced criticism that the problems stemmed from a culture that chased quick payoffs while short-changing safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Investors are rewarding companies that are showing clear payoffs from their capital expenditures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
