Payoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the final payment of a debt

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈeɪɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈeɪɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈeɪɒf/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈeɪɔf/.

Examples

the average return was about 5%
the wages of sin is death
virtue is its own reward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bribe issue takings take reward yield wages proceeds final payment return

Parts of Speech

noun	the final payment of a debt
noun	payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
noun	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property “the average return was about 5%”
noun	a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing “the wages of sin is death”

Word Forms

bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
return	verb	give or supply
take	verb	receive or obtain regularly
yield	verb	give or supply
reward	verb	bestow honor or rewards upon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auszahlen

die endgültige Zahlung einer Schuld

🇫🇷French

payer

le paiement final d'une dette

🇪🇸Spanish

saldar

el pago final de una deuda

🇮🇹Italian

saldare

il pagamento finale di un debito

🇳🇱Dutch

uitbetaling

de laatste betaling van een schuld

🇵🇹Portuguese

Pague

o pagamento final de uma dívida

🇷🇺Russian

расплачиваться

окончательная выплата долга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भुगतान करें

किसी ऋण का अंतिम भुगतान

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিশোধ

ঋণের চূড়ান্ত পরিশোধ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதியம்

கடனின் இறுதி செலுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెల్లింపు

రుణం యొక్క చివరి చెల్లింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

मोबदला

कर्जाचे अंतिम पेमेंट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૂકવણી

દેવાની અંતિમ ચુકવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಫಲ

ಸಾಲದ ಅಂತಿಮ ಪಾವತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പേ ഓഫ്

ഒരു കടത്തിൻ്റെ അവസാന അടവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਾ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ

ਇੱਕ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਮ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادائیگی

قرض کی آخری ادائیگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

付清

债务的最终偿还

🇯🇵Japanese

精算

借金の最後の支払い

🇰🇷Korean

지불

빚의 최종 지불

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đền đáp

thanh toán cuối cùng của một khoản nợ

🇹🇭Thai

ผลตอบแทน

การชำระหนี้ครั้งสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasil

pembayaran akhir suatu utang

🇵🇭Filipino

kabayaran

ang huling pagbabayad ng utang

🇲🇾Malay

imbuhan

pembayaran akhir hutang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سدد دينك

السداد النهائي للدين

🇮🇷Persian

بازده

پرداخت نهایی یک بدهی

🇹🇷Turkish

hesabı kapatmak

bir borcun son ödemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹצָאָה סוּפִית

תשלום סופי של חוב

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