Synonyms for payoff
ˈpeɪˌɔf, -ˌɒfpay·off

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1. payoff, final paymentnoun

   the final payment of a debt

   Synonyms:
   issue, take, return, bribe, proceeds, yield, takings, wages, reward, final payment

2. bribe, payoffnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   issue, take, return, bribe, proceeds, yield, takings, wages, reward, final payment

3. 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%"

   Synonyms:
   topic, progeny, subject, output, exit, issuing, counter, rejoinder, income tax return, wages, military issue, takings, reward, regaining, final payment, take, publication, egress, government issue, event, upshot, return, comeback, restitution, retort, offspring, riposte, tax return, outlet, reappearance, result, recurrence, return key, coming back, replication, number, outcome, yield, bribe, getting even, emergence, effect, way out, restoration, issue, production, paying back, proceeds, fruit, consequence, matter, homecoming, issuance

4. wages, reward, payoffnoun

   a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

   "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"

   Synonyms:
   issue, return, wages, bribe, yield, reinforcement, advantage, reward, final payment, take, proceeds, takings

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Income
   • Payment

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1. List of paraphrases for "payoff":

   bribe, reward

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How to use payoff in a sentence?

1. Adrian Nish:

   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.

2. United States:

   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.

3. Marc Owens:

   I never forgot what Travis Mills after a bomb told me and instilled in me, you work hard and you ’ll get the payoff and then we do a 10-second happy dance.

4. Jeff Neuburger:

   Many people believe that the real payoff with the bitcoin phenomenon is blockchain and all the various uses it can be put to, it will have some impact on the way all kinds of financial services are conducted.

5. Kelly McGonigal:

   Exercise is a way of practicing being good at stress. It's uncomfortable, but there's also the payoff.