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

Of course, if there is one thing dividend investors hate, it’s seeing once-safe payouts grow risky as company fundamentals deteriorate.

From Barron's

He was questioned about why Fujitsu, which is a publicly listed company in Japan, had not made a provision in its own accounts for a potential future payout.

From BBC

To rebuild his home, Koerner, a 67-year-old head of a security company, had to front up several hundred thousand dollars as his mortgage lender refused to release insurance payouts for months.

From Barron's

The Social Security system pays retired Americans a vital source of lifetime income, so it is reasonable to ask whether buying an additional annuity would concentrate too much wealth in one payout type.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can set the start date for the annuity payouts for as early as age 71 or as late as 85.

From MarketWatch