payout

American  

[pey-out] / ˈpeɪˌaʊt /

noun

1. an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.

2. money paid, expended, or disbursed, as a dividend or winning.

   He went to the betting window to collect his payout.

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verb phrase

1. 1. to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse.

   2. to get revenge upon for an injury; requite.

   3. to let out (a rope) by slackening.

Etymology

Origin of payout

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase pay out

Example Sentences

Trivariate didn’t say what payout ratio served as the cutoff for the bottom fifth.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Trivariate Research screened for stocks with recent dividend increases and payout ratios in the bottom one-fifth of payers.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Ethically, though, do I have an obligation to share the wealth, particularly if the payout ends up being at the high end?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He claimed Thursday that his party will soon unveil a raft of welfare reforms to cut spending on other programs to free up resources for the old-age payout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Each payout is multiplied by the probability of its occurring, and these products are then summed up to give the average or expected payout.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos