pay-off

1. A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
2. A reward.
3. A return on investment.
4. (informal) A bribe.
5. (colloquial, especially) A resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of payoff pitch.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪ.ɒf/

Etymology

Deverbal from pay off.

Synonyms

bribe

conclusion

fix

graft

outcome

payment

💸

profit

result

Translations

pot-de-vin

soborno

liquidazione

łapówka

Bestechungsgeld

λάδωμα

φακελάκι

récompense

dessous de table

dessous-de-table

rétribution

bertîl

beloning

recompensa

acabóse