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payoff

payoff

19 4.5
Money you get from a sale or investment
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪˌɔf/
: ganancia
  • Always aim for the biggest payoff.
  • a high payoff
  • a big payoff
  • maximize payoffs

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Examples

  • And for me, the payoff with real estate is just so good.

  • But it's a big payoff if you deliver.

    Jobs (2013)

  • The idea is exactly the same except the payoff is way bigger.

    The Naughty Nine (2023)

  • And then you choose writing and you stick with writing, which has a very different financial payoff profile than the finance track.

  • A profitable expansion option is one where the potential payoff is high relative to the exercise price.

    Academic text (1991)

  • So there's a payoff from the investment that you make.

  • You know, it's like, listen, if you know the payoff is there, you're much more willing to show up to work.

  • - This is a groundbreaking concept and the payoff can be huge.

    The Rush Call (2022)

  • And you can tell them about the $5 million payoff you received from Zorin.

    A View to a Kill (1985)

  • The investor was thrilled when the payoff from the stock sale exceeded her expectations.

Synonyms

return
vspayoff
  • Specialized
215 3.7

Money earned from an investment or business

is focused on income from sales or financial transactions rather than investment only
yield
vspayoff
134 4.1

The amount people get from crops or investments

is limited to income from sales or financial transactions
proceeds
vspayoff
89 4.2

Money received from a sale or an event

is the general income from sales or financial transactions
payout
vspayoff
48 3.4

An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings

is income resulting from a sale or financial transaction, not only payments made
payback
vspayoff
  • Specialized
47 3.7

The time it takes to get back the money you put into an investment

includes any income or profit, not only recovery to the original amount
take
vspayoff
41 7.0

Money earned from an activity, especially sales

refers to income or profit specifically from a sale or transaction
takings
vspayoff
4 4.8

Money a business receives from selling goods or services

is income or profit from a sale or financial transaction rather than totals

Antonyms

loss
313 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

How Profitable

windfall
34 5.1
profit
  • Specialized
797 2.0
payoff
19 4.5
to break even
36 3.3
loss
313 2.1

Surface Forms

payoff singular
payoffs plural

Morphology

payoff = pay + off (transparent) = pay + off

Built from 'pay off' in the sense of receiving a return; the noun denotes the income or profit resulting from a transaction.

Etymology

Payoff comes from pay ('give money') and off ('back' or 'completely'), and in business it came to mean the money you get back after a sale or investment. So, a payoff in finance is the return or 'payback' you receive from a deal.