PAYOFF

wages, reward, payoff

(noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; “the wages of sin is death”; “virtue is its own reward”

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

(noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; “the average return was about 5%”

bribe, payoff

(noun) payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

payoff, final payment

(noun) the final payment of a debt

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

payoff (plural payoffs)

Alternative spelling of pay-off

Short for payoff pitch.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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