"pay-off" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.ɒf/, /ˈpeɪ.ɔːf/ Forms: pay-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from pay off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|pay off}} Deverbal from pay off Head templates: {{en-noun}} pay-off (plural pay-offs)
  1. A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full. Categories (topical): Narratology, Plot devices Translations (a payment): плащане (plaštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), retribució [feminine] (Catalan), 付清 (fùqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 還清 (Chinese Mandarin), 还清 (huánqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), udbytte (Danish), maksu (Finnish), rétribution [feminine] (French), Auszahlung [feminine] (German), spłata [feminine] (Polish), pagamento [masculine] (Portuguese), plată [feminine] (Romanian), retribuție [feminine] (Romanian), платёж (platjóž) [masculine] (Russian), вы́плата (výplata) [feminine] (Russian), пла́та (pláta) [feminine] (Russian), pago [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. A reward. Translations (a reward): награда (nagrada) [feminine] (Bulgarian), възнаграждение (vǎznagraždenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), recompensa [feminine] (Catalan), 報酬 (Chinese Mandarin), 报酬 (bàochóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 獎勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 奖励 (jiǎnglì) (Chinese Mandarin), belønning [neuter] (Danish), beloning [feminine] (Dutch), palkkio (Finnish), récompense [feminine] (French), Ausgleichszahlung [feminine] (German), vinningur [masculine] (Icelandic), recompensa [feminine] (Portuguese), răsplată [feminine] (Romanian), вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije) [neuter] (Russian), recompensa [feminine] (Spanish), retribución [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pay-off-en-noun-en:reward Disambiguation of 'a reward': 8 89 0 0 1 2
  3. A return on investment.
    Sense id: en-pay-off-en-noun-en:return_on_investment
  4. A bribe. Categories (topical): Corruption Synonyms: bribe Translations (a bribe): подкуп (podkup) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 賄賂 (Chinese Mandarin), 贿赂 (huìlù) (Chinese Mandarin), bestikkelse (Danish), ŝmirmono (Esperanto), lahjus (Finnish), pot-de-vin [masculine] (French), Schmiergeld [neuter] (German), Schmiergeldzahlung [feminine] (German), Bestechungsgeld [neuter] (German), łapówka [feminine] (Polish), suborno [masculine] (Portuguese), mită [feminine] (Romanian), взя́тка (vzjátka) [feminine] (Russian), soborno [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pay-off-en-noun-en:bribe Disambiguation of Corruption: 12 4 12 38 17 17 Disambiguation of 'a bribe': 4 0 0 96 0 0
  5. (colloquial) A resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred, especially in fiction. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-pay-off-en-noun-en:resolution_or_justification Disambiguation of Fiction: 12 13 3 3 56 13
  6. (baseball) Short for payoff pitch. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: payoff pitch Categories (topical): Baseball Synonyms: payoff Derived forms: payoff function, payoff pitch Related terms: payback [noun], paydown [noun]
    Sense id: en-pay-off-en-noun-en:type_of_pitch_in_baseball Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 38 4 1 1 5 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 1 0 4 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 3 1 1 4 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 2 1 1 2 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 4 2 2 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 5 2 2 4 40 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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