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buyoff

buy·off
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-awf, -of]
    • /ˈbaɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-awf, -of]
    • /ˈbaɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf/

Definitions of buyoff word

  • noun buyoff a purchase 3
  • noun buyoff an act or instance of buying off; payment or bribe: The increased retirement benefit was a buyoff for employees who wanted salary increases. 1

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Parts of speech for Buyoff

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

buyoff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for buyoff

noun buyoff

  • gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
  • kickback — a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
  • perk — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
  • gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
  • blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.

Antonyms for buyoff

noun buyoff

  • loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
  • penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.

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