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  2. PAY OFF definition: 1. If something you have done pays off, it is successful: 2. to pay back money that you owe: 3…. Learn more.

  3. the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something: The payoff for years of research is a microscope that` performs better than all of its competitors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Outcomes and consequences. adverse effect. adversely affected. aftereffect. aftermath. age. corollary. end result.

  4. noun. pay· off ˈpā-ˌȯf. Synonyms of payoff. 1. a. : profit, reward. b. : retribution. 2. : the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe. 3. : the climax of an incident or enterprise. specifically : the denouement of a narrative. 4.

  5. pay off in British English. verb. 1. (tr, adverb) to pay all that is due in wages, etc, and discharge from employment. 2. (tr, adverb) to pay the complete amount of (a debt, bill, etc) 3. (intr, adverb) to turn out to be profitable, effective, etc. the gamble paid off.

  6. 1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr, adverb) to pay all that is due in wages, etc, and discharge from employment. 2. (Banking & Finance) (tr, adverb) to pay the complete amount of (a debt, bill, etc) 3. (intr, adverb) to turn out to be profitable, effective, etc: the gamble paid off.

  7. Payoff definition: the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.. See examples of PAYOFF used in a sentence.

  8. Definition of 'payoff' payoff. (peɪɒf ) also pay-off. Word forms: payoffs. 1. countable 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. [+ from] You're doing what you really love to do, which is making music–that's the payoff. 2. countable noun.