Lexic.us

Definition of Payoff

1. Noun. The final payment of a debt.

2. Noun. Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment.

3. Noun. The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. "The average return was about 5%"

4. Noun. A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. "Virtue is its own reward"

Definition of Payoff

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pay-off) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Payoff

1. the act of distributing gains [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Payoff

payment rate payment schedule payment service payments payn payndemain paynim paynimry paynims paynize

paynized paynizes paynizing paynym paynyms payoff (current term) payoff function payoffs payola payolas

payor payors payot payout payouts payphone payphones payroll payroll check payroll department

Literary usage of Payoff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry: An Update by Rebecca A. McNerney (1998)
"payoff Diagram for Long and Short Futures Positions PROFIT FUTURES PRICE ... (+) Purchase Price Long Position payoff LOSS Short Position payoff Source: ..."

2. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"... 1-9—Cost of Capital for RAD Project With-Year payoff Lag Cost of capital 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 — United States ..."

3. The Insider's Guide To Home Equity Borrowing: How to Find the Best Lender by Pete Hitesman (2004)
"WHEN ARE payoff DEMANDS NEEDED? If you have a (second) mortgage or existing HELOC that will be paid off with this loan, your lender will probably want to do ..."

4. OECD Economics Glossary: English-French = Glossaire de L'économie de L'OCDE by Oecd (2006)
"'payout period', 1er sens] [GES] symmetric payoff remboursements symétriques [FIN] yn. pay-OUt 1. dividende [Nota: syn. 'dividend'] [FIN] - 2. participation ..."

5. Community Substance Abuse Indicators Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... product with incredible payoff. Some of these payoffs are: Getting people past denial — The breadth of indicator information you find will create a ..."

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