What does payoff mean?
Definitions for payoff
ˈpeɪˌɔf, -ˌɒfpay·off
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word payoff.
Princeton's WordNet
payoff, final paymentnoun
the final payment of a debt
bribe, payoffnoun
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffnoun
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
wages, reward, payoffnoun
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
"the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
GCIDE
payoffnoun
profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, lots of effort with little payoff.
payoffnoun
retribution, payback.
payoffnoun
The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe.
payoffnoun
The money or item given as a bribe.
payoffnoun
same as compensation 2.
payoffnoun
The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denoument of a narrative.
ChatGPT
payoff
Payoff refers to the benefit or outcome received from a situation or decision, especially in terms of monetary gain in business, investment, or strategic contexts. It could also mean the final return or result of a process, transaction, effort, or venture. A payoff can either be positive (profit) or negative (loss). In the context of debts or loans, payoff is the act of completely settling or paying off the full amount owed.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of payoff in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of payoff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of payoff in a Sentence
As alleged, Zottola Sr. set in motion a deadly plot to kill Zottola Sr. father and brother, with Bloods gang members carrying out extreme acts of violence to collect a payoff for the hits.
I can't think of a case where we have seen a criminal go to the level of effort to customize it for the environment they were operating in, i guess it was the realization that the potential payoff made that effort worthwhile.
Democrats have used Social Security and Medicare really a lot over the past two or three decades, maybe four decades, the payoff has been a lot less than Democrats have generally thought it would be.
Real cybersecurity means that your Security Operations team is consistently pen testing your network with the same stealth and sophistication as the Russian nation state, the same desperation as China’s 13th Five Year Plan, the same inexhaustible energy of the Cyber Caliphate and the same greed and ambition for monetary payoff as a seasoned cyber-criminal gang.
These highly pigmented shades provide full-cover payoff and are designed to be worn together for those confident enough to show the world they are living a big, bold, and unrestrained life.
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