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ˈpayout
[f. vbl. phr. to pay out (see pay v.1 5 b, 13).]
The fact or action of paying out; the amount paid out (see also quot. 1904). Also, a place (in a shop, etc.) where payment is made.
1904Dialect Notes II. 386 Pay out, n. Said of a well which more than returns the expense of drilling and pumping, or the capital invested in it. 1959W. S. Evans Petroleum in E. Hemisphere 19 As a result of the relatively low ‘going’ price for crude, his payout may be considerably longer than will be satisfactory, particularly if the price weakens further. 1960Guardian 18 Dec. 5/1 The payout of stage artists by manufacturers for an advertising plug slipped into the artist's act. 1968Nature 23 Nov. 752/1 Ross identified the bottom by a decrease in the rate of pay out of line from the free-spooling reel... An abrupt decrease in the rate of pay-out was indicative of bottom contact. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. B10/6 Profit..will not increase above last year's $1.05 a share because of payouts on long-range marketing programs. 1977J. Wainwright Day of Peppercorn Kill 70 At the payout, she wrote a cheque. 1977A. Morice Scared to Death iv. 25 She had set off towards the pay-out windows to collect her winnings. |