Definitions For Payoff

noun

• A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
• The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
• The final payment of a debt
• A good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something
• Something valuable (such as money) that you give to someone for doing something and especially for doing something illegal or dishonest
• Money that a company gives to a worker who is being forced to leave a job