payoff meaning and definition

PAYOFF noun

Definition of payoff (noun)

1. the final payment of a debt
   • synonyms: final payment
2. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
   • synonyms: bribe
3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   • "the average return was about 5%"
   • synonyms: issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield
4. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
   • "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
   • synonyms: reward, wages