| 释义 |
View usage for: Definition a bribe payoffs from corrupt businesses Synonyms incentive cut (informal) payment sweetener (informal) bung (British, informal) inducement kick-back (informal) backhander (informal) hush money (informal) Definition the final payment of a debt an eye-wateringly huge court payoff Definition the climax or outcome of events (informal) The payoff of the novel is patently predictable. Synonyms climax the crunch (informal) moment of truth clincher (informal) punch line Definition the final settlement, esp. in retribution Synonyms retribution judgment day of reckoning final reckoning Additional synonymsDefinition outcome or result Executives said it was the logical conclusion of the process. Synonyms outcome, result, upshot, consequence, sequel, culmination, end result, issueDefinition a logical result or effect Her lawyers said she understood the consequences of her actions. Synonyms result, effect, outcome, repercussion, end, issue, event, sequel, end result, upshotThis week's events are the culmination of a long-running row between the two countries. Synonyms climax, conclusion, completion, finale, consummation- pay up
- payable
- payment
- payoff
- peace
- peaceable
- peaceful
(peɪɒf) also pay-off Word forms: plural payoffs1. countable nounThe payoff from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it. The payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous. [+ from] You're doing what you really love to do, which is making music–that's the payoff. 2. countable nounA payoff is a payment which is made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that theywill not cause trouble. He owned luxury property abroad, bought with payoffs from foreign companies. [+ from] 3. countable nounA payoff is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job. The ousted chairman received a £1.5 million payoff from the loss-making oil company. More Synonyms of payoff payoff in British English (ˈpeɪɒf) noun1. a benefit or advantage You're doing what you really love to do, which is making music. That's the payoff. The payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous. If such materials became generally available to the optics industry, the payoffsfrom such a breakthrough would be enormous. 2. a payment or bribe The soldiers supplement their incomes with payoffs from drugs exporters. 3. money paid to an employee who has been made redundant, etc The ousted chairman received a £1.5 million payoff from the loss-making oil company. payoff in American English (ˈpeɪˌɔf) US noun1. the act, event, or time of payment 2. a settlement or reckoning 3. that which is paid off; return: recompense 5. Informal something coming as a climax or culmination to a series of events, esp. when unexpected Examples of 'payoff' in a sentencepayoff British English: payoff NOUN The payoff from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it. The payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous. - American English: payoff
- Brazilian Portuguese: compensação
- Chinese: > 收益某行动的
- European Spanish: beneficio
- French: retombées
- German: Gewinn
- Italian: beneficio
- Japanese: >報い行為の
- Korean: 이득
- European Portuguese: compensação
- Latin American Spanish: beneficio
Additional synonymsIt was a sad finale to a spectacular career. Synonyms end, ending, close, result, finish, consequence, conclusion, outcome, completion, termination, culmination, end result, denouement, bitter end Synonyms punishment, fate, doom, misfortune, retribution, damnation, awardDefinition the act of paying He sought payment of a sum which he claimed was owed to him. Synonyms settlement, paying, discharge, outlay, remittance, defrayalDefinition the outcome or consequence of an action, policy, etc. This is the result of eating too much fatty food. Synonyms consequence, effect, outcome, end result, issue, event, development, product, reaction, fruit, sequel, upshotDefinition a sum of money offered for finding a criminal or missing property They last night offered a £10,000 reward. Synonyms payment, return, benefit, profit, gain, prize, wages, honour, compensation, bonus, premium, merit, repayment, bounty, remuneration, recompense, meed (archaic), requitalDefinition the final result or conclusion So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday. Synonyms result, consequence, outcome, end, issue, event, conclusion, sequel, finale, culmination, end result, payoff (informal) |