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  2. PAY OFF definition: 1. If something you have done pays off, it is successful: 2. to pay back money that you owe: 3…. Learn more.

  3. the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something: The payoff for years of research is a microscope that` performs better than all of its competitors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Outcomes and consequences. adverse effect. adversely affected. aftereffect. aftermath. age. corollary. end result.

  4. 1. a. : profit, reward. b. : retribution. 2. : the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe. 3. : the climax of an incident or enterprise. specifically : the denouement of a narrative. 4. : a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion. payoff. 2 of 3.

  5. If you pay off someone, you give them the amount of money that you owe them or that they are asking for, so that they will not take action against you or cause you any trouble.

  6. the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc. the time at which such payment is made. the consequence, outcome, or final sequence in a series of events, actions, or circumstances: The payoff was when they fired him. Synonyms: finale, upshot, climax. Informal. the climax of something, especially a story or joke.

  7. 1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) ( tr, adverb) to pay all that is due in wages, etc, and discharge from employment. 2. (Banking & Finance) ( tr, adverb) to pay the complete amount of (a debt, bill, etc) 3. ( intr, adverb) to turn out to be profitable, effective, etc: the gamble paid off.

  8. A payoff is a payment which is made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that they will not cause trouble. He owned luxury property abroad, bought with payoffs from foreign companies. [ + from] 3. countable noun. A payoff is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job.