payoff
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌɔf/
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soborno
- Many employees were shocked to learn that their boss had made a payoff to avoid a scandal.
- political payoff
For those of you playing at home, A Ukrainian oligarch claiming he was coerced into making the payoff.
- For those of you playing at home, A Ukrainian oligarch claiming he was coerced into making the payoff.
- They send They send over the broker a a payoff.
Examples
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Nor did the Attorney General or the Comptroller make this secret back-room payoff public themselves.
Blog text (2) -
I never took a payoff in my life, and I'm not gonna start with someone like you.
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Taking an extra year and 10 to 15 million dollars is his payoff for where he is now playing.
Blog text (27) -
There is a race not only for the headlines but for the political payoff, particularly from the left.
Blog text (21) -
It was very clear that the money in Egypt was supposed to be a payoff for being friendly.
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You been making your payoffs, haven't you?
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Kenyatta's third coup prevention strategy was to extend material privileges in the form of a payoff to senior military officers.
Academic text (2002) -
To enact this flawed legislation, pharmaceutical industry lobbyists paid out millions in payoffs to buy Republican votes.
Blog text (20) -
The investigation revealed that the politician accepted a payoff to change his vote on the legislation.
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The newspaper published a story about a police officer who took a payoff to overlook illegal activities.
Synonyms
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3.6
Money or a gift given to a person in authority to make them act dishonestly
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8.7
Money offered to persuade someone to act dishonestly
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4.2
Giving money or gifts to persuade someone to do dishonest things
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1.0
Something done or given to return help and make up for harm
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3.4
An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings
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8.3
An illegal payment that someone gives to get a contract or official job
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6.3
Money paid to someone to keep quiet about a secret that could cause trouble
How Corrupting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Payoff comes from pay ('give money') and off ('away' or 'to settle'), and it grew into a word for paying someone to make a problem or obstacle disappear. That's why a payoff can mean a secret payment or bribe to influence someone's actions.