pay‧off /ˈpeɪɒf $ -ɒːf/ noun [countable]

1. an advantage or profit that you get as a result of doing something:
With electric cars there is a big environmental payoff.

2. a payment that is made to someone, often illegally, in order to stop them from causing you trouble ⇒ bribe:
Union leaders allegedly received huge payoffs from the company’s bosses.

3. a payment made to someone when they are forced to leave their job ⇒ redundancy:
The average payoff to staff was about £2000.

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payoff
a bribe
The mayor received a payoff and was forced to resign from his position.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

payoff
n. Culmination point; climax.
After many months of patient labor on your book, the payoff comes when you see the first printed copy.

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