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payout

payout

48 3.4
An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪˌaʊt/
translation icon : pago
  • After the accident, she received a substantial payout to cover her medical expenses.
  • make payouts
  • lump-sum payout
  • payout rate

And where do these fitness payouts come from right now?

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Examples

  • We started by documenting the rise of buybacks as a form of corporate payout relative to dividends.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Thus, Texas Mutual has good reason to limit payouts as much as it can.

    Academic text (2011)
  • All right, this now looks like the payout of a call, right?

  • And, Tom, I think there could be a huge payout here if we can...

  • What does that leave us? - If we take the cash payout now... - Of course now.

  • Some pay a low base salary and add a monthly payout called a "draw."

    Academic text (2014)
  • So there are huge potential payouts to buying options.

  • What's your bonus payout, just roughly, on those 26 cars?

  • It's a list of names and payouts.

  • Well, it's an unusually high payout for a simple life-insurance policy.

Synonyms

payment
vspayout
805 1.0

Money given for goods, services, or to settle a debt

is the specific sum someone receives as reward or return
earnings
vspayout
309 2.3

Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments

is any single sum paid out for reward, loss, or return
compensation
vspayout
214 3.6

Money given to pay someone for work and to make up for loss or injury

is a general sum received rather than the act of making amends
bounty
vspayout
147 5.5

A payment given for doing something such as catching a criminal

is any sum received, not limited to task-based rewards
purse
vspayout
61 4.3

A sum of money given as a prize or for a specific purpose

is the actual sum received, not the fund or prize pool
premium
vspayout
38 4.8

A prize given to people as a reward for buying or entering a contest

is a general paid sum that can be a reward or an investment return
prize money
vspayout
28 2.3

Money given to winners of a competition

is a broader paid sum that can include other types of rewards
payoff
vspayout
25 4.5

Money you get from a sale or investment

is a broader term that includes profits, rewards, and compensation
payback
vspayout
  • Specialized
22 3.7

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

is any sum paid out, not only the returned original investment
remuneration
vspayout
  • Formal
9 7.6

Money paid to someone for work or services

is a one-off sum given for reward, loss, or investment return
disbursement
vspayout
  • Specialized
9 6.7

A payment of money from a fund or account

refers to the sum received rather than the process of paying it
proceeds
vspayout
4.2

Money received from a sale or an event

covers similar sums but also includes rewards and investment returns
winnings
vspayout
2.7

Money a person gets from gambling or contests

is any paid sum, not only amounts won in contests

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

3 4.1

Someone does not pay money they owe

How Much

big money
84 2.0
small fortune
17 3.3
payout
48 3.4

Surface Forms

payout singular
payouts plural

Morphology

payout = pay (transparent) = out + pay

Direct combination of 'pay' + 'out' meaning an amount paid or disbursed, which learners can infer from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Payout comes from the familiar parts pay and out, meaning money 'paid out' from a person or company. So, a payout is a sum of money given as a reward, compensation, winnings, or money you get back from an investment.