payout

noun

pay·​out ˈpā-ˌau̇t How to pronounce payout (audio)
: the act of paying out : payoff

Examples of payout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Michigan businesses awarded millions in questionable pandemic payout A Free Press investigation has uncovered that nearly $7 million in Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant money was awarded to businesses including those that don't qualify as restaurants under Michigan law. Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024 The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather — which scientists link to climate change — means bigger payouts by insurers, leading to higher premiums for millions of Americans. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 June 2024 Both lawsuits succeeded in winning initial delays of the dividend, but ultimately the courts weren’t convinced to continue injunctions blocking the payout. Alexander Coolidge, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 Chula Vista and the insurance carrier for Taser split a $675,000 settlement payout after a woman shot with a Taser in 2001 suffered a miscarriage. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for payout 

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of payout was in 1943

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“Payout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payout. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024.

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