payout

noun

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

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Plus, the cash payouts can feel like windfalls when your account value is shrinking. Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 For instance, the ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF is limited to companies that have raised their payouts in each of the past 25 years. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 By 2 payouts and previous drawings here. Jay Cannon, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 All payouts are based on a field of 200 participants. Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for payout

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Sep. 2025.

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