What does Payoff Mean?
Definition as Noun
- the final payment of a debt
- payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
Examples
- "the average return was about 5%"
- "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"