ALL meanings of payoff
pay·off
P p - noun payoff the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc. 1
- noun payoff the time at which such payment is made. 1
- noun payoff the consequence, outcome, or final sequence in a series of events, actions, or circumstances: The payoff was when they fired him. 1
- noun payoff Informal. the climax of something, especially a story or joke. 1
- noun payoff a settlement or reckoning, as in retribution or reward. 1
- noun payoff Informal. a bribe. 1
- adjective payoff yielding results, especially rewarding or decisive results: The payoff play was the long pass into the end zone. 1
- noun payoff bribe 1
- noun payoff redundancy payment 1
- abbreviation PAYOFF profit 1
- noun payoff advantage 1
- noun payoff amount to clear debt 1
- countable noun payoff The payoff from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it. 0
- countable noun payoff A payoff is a payment which is made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that they will not cause trouble. 0
- countable noun payoff A payoff is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job. 0
- noun payoff a benefit or advantage 0
- noun payoff a payment or bribe 0
- noun payoff money paid to an employee who has been made redundant, etc 0
- noun payoff the act, event, or time of payment 0
- noun payoff a settlement or reckoning 0
- noun payoff that which is paid off; return: recompense 0
- noun payoff a bribe 0
- noun payoff something coming as a climax or culmination to a series of events, esp. when unexpected 0