payout

noun

pay·​out ˈpā-ˌau̇t 

: the act of paying out : payoff

Examples of payout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the program relies on dramatically reducing property tax payouts to county taxing jurisdictions in order to account for that extra 2023-2024 revenue — which has, in many cases, long been spent by the school districts that received it. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Louis Meisinger, the judge overseeing the disbursement of the $4-billion payout, declined to comment on the reason for the audit. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

There are people like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy snagging headlines for multi-million dollar payouts. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Each trade payout totaled very close to what Kiffin’s performance bonus is at each step. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for payout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout