GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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payoff n.
1. profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, “lots of effort with little payoff”.
[PJC]
2. retribution, payback.
[PJC]
3. The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe.
Syn. -- bribe.
[PJC]
4. The money or item given as a bribe.
[PJC]
5. same as compensation 2.
Syn. -- compensation, remuneration, recompense.
[PJC]
6. The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denoument of a narrative.
[PJC]