payoff
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌɔf/
- If everyone feels that they have a connection with the author, the payoff is tremendous.
- a long-term payoff
- a real payoff
- a high payoff
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Watch on YouTubeOr what is my payoff for not doing it?
- Or what is my payoff for not doing it?
- It's a lot of work, but the payoff is tremendous.
- But if we do that, my goodness, look at the look at the payoff of that.
- Because I think when the payoff is there at the end, it's, it's, it's well worth it.
- You have these trials to the ultimate payoff.
- Like the the payoff is the payoff is so noticeable now.
- because I didn't have a giant payoff, I quit
- While it's omission has the benefit of making the payoff perfectly additive.
- And one intuition about that is that fitness payoff functions.
Examples
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For the students, this will have great payoff in both learning and applying the required skills.
Academic text (2015) -
It's a lot of work, but the payoff is tremendous.
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But I could see where the payoff could, could be massive.
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And as a result, the payoff is just wonderful.
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Those are small costs, small prices to pay when the payoff would be saving a child.
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The consumer may form an expectation of the payoff of an investment.
Academic text (1991) -
There's no short term payoff that we're looking for.
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That's when the real payoff happens.
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What is the societal payoff to having a large number of people living below the poverty line?
Academic text (2002) -
After years of dedication and hard work, she finally received the payoff for her efforts when her promotion was announced.
Synonyms
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1.3
Something given to a person to thank them for doing something good
153
5.5
A payment given for doing something such as catching a criminal
91
5.5
Harming someone to punish them for something they did
83
1.0
Something done or given to return help and make up for harm
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7.5
Punishment people give because someone did something wrong and others think it is fair
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2.9
A sum of money you must pay for breaking a contract
48
3.4
An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings
48
3.4
Something a person deserves for their actions
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8.3
An action that hurts someone in return for an attack
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6.8
Giving money or help to make up for a wrong
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5.8
An action done to hurt someone because they hurt you
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9.1
A punishment someone deserves for bad actions
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7.7
Money given to make up for loss, harm, or effort
8
6.3
A result someone gets for good or bad actions
1
9.5
Giving back a favor or returning harm in the same way
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Payoff comes from the simple parts pay ('give money') and off ('completely' or 'away'), and people used it for the final thing you get after effort. So, a payoff is the result or reward that follows hard work or a decision.