payoff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the final payment of a debt
    final payment.
  2. noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
    bribe.
  3. noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    return; yield; takings; take; issue; proceeds.
    • the average return was about 5%
  4. noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
    wages; reward.
    • the wages of sin is death
    • virtue is its own reward

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