pay-off

pay-offnoun/ˈpeɪ.ɒf/

• 1

  A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.

  • At the current monthly payment level, it'll take 32 more months to reach pay-off.
• 2

  A reward.

  • What's the pay-off for putting up with her nonsense for ages on end?
• 3

  A return on investment.

  • How soon could we realistically expect any pay-off from loading up on shares of that company?
• 4

  informalA bribe.

  • The prison break never could have succeeded if it hadn't been for multiple pay-offs to various corrupt officers.
  • Darlinghurst cops will get you/Clean and bright/Rich and white/See where pay-offs will get you
• 5

  fictionliteraturemediaA resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred.

  • Where's the pay-off for that whole segment of the plot?
  • If there is a significant or surprising event in the story, it must be foreshadowed earlier on. When the event that was foreshadowed occurs, that's the payoff.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• payoff pitch