payoff — The financial reward, profit, or beneficial result gained from an action, investment, or effort.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The financial reward, profit, or beneficial result gained from an action, investment, or effort.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpeɪˌɔːf/
Example Sentences
- The payoff of eating vegetables every day is that you never see a doctor... except for the vegetable seller.
- Investing early in your career can have a huge payoff later in life.
- He waited three hours in line just for the payoff of a free burger — classic economics of hunger.
payoff
NOUN[/ˈpeɪˌɔːf/]
The financial reward, profit, or beneficial result gained from an action, investment, or effort.
After months of training, the marathoner's payoff was crossing the finish line first.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From the phrasal verb 'pay off', originally meaning to fully settle a debt, later extended to mean the final beneficial result of an effort.
Breakdown
pay (to give money) + off (completely, fully) = the final settlement or reward
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The payoff of eating vegetables every day is that you never see a doctor... except for the vegetable seller.”
“Investing early in your career can have a huge payoff later in life.”
“He waited three hours in line just for the payoff of a free burger — classic economics of hunger.”
“The movie's ending felt like a real payoff after two hours of slow buildup.”
“Detectives caught the mayor accepting a payoff — turns out 'donation' was just code for bribe.”
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