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payoff

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: payoff

1
 n
the final payment of a debt
2
 n
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
3
 n
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: payoff
1

n the final payment of a debt

Synonyms:
final payment
Type of:
payment
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
2

n a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

Synonyms:
reward, wages
Type of:
aftermath, consequence
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

n payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

Synonyms:
bribe
Types:
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hush money
a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
kickback
a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
payola
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
soap
money offered as a bribe
Type of:
payment
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
3

n the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Synonyms:
issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield
Types:
economic rent, rent
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
payback
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Type of:
income
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
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