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pay-off

 
Noun pay-off has 4 senses
  1. payoff, final payment - the final payment of a debt
    --1 is a kind of payment
  2. bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
    --2 is a kind of payment
    --2 has particulars: hush money; kickback; payola; soap
  3. return, issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff - the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
    --3 is a kind of income
    --3 has particulars: economic rent, rent; payback
  4. wages, reward, payoff - a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
    --4 is a kind of consequence, aftermath
Verb pay-off has 6 senses
  1. pay off - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
    --1 is one way to yield, pay, bear
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. liquidate, pay off - eliminate by paying off (debts)
    --2 is one way to pay up, ante up, pay
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. redeem, pay off - pay off (loans or promissory notes)
    --3 is one way to pay
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. pay, pay off, make up, compensate - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
    --4 is one way to settle
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  5. buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
    --5 is one way to bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  6. pay back, pay off, get, fix - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
    --6 is one way to get even, get back
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
paxson paxto paxton pay-as-you-drive pay-as-you-go pay-for-click pay-for-performance pay-go pay-off pay-out pay-outs pay-per-action pay-per-call pay-per-click pay-per-click s pay-per-install pay-per-view

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