Defenition of the word payoff
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Defenition of the word payoff
- Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
- payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- the final payment of a debt
- the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Synonyms for the word payoff
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- bribe
- corrupt
- final payment
- induce
- issue
- pay hush money to
- proceeds
- return
- reward
- suborn
- take
- takings
- wages
- yield
Similar words in the payoff
Hyponyms for the word payoff
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- economic rent
- hush money
- kickback
- payback
- payola
- rent
- soap
Hypernyms for the word payoff
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- aftermath
- consequence
- income
- payment
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