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payoff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of payoff

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
  • the payoff on the investment was only about $500
Synonyms of payoff

earnings, gain, lucre, net, proceeds, profit, return
Words Related to payoff

cleanup, killing, windfall

bottom line

gross, sales

compensation, emolument, income, pay, payment, remittal, requital, salary, wages

interest, return, revenue, yield
Near Antonyms of payoff

charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, loss, outgo, outlay

pay off

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pay off

1 to give what is owed for
  • I finally paid off the loan
Synonyms of pay off

ante (up), balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, meet, pay, pay up, pony up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand
Antonyms of pay off

repudiate
2 to influence someone with a bribe
  • she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
Synonyms of pay off

bribe, buy, corrupt, have, square
Words Related to pay off

fix, tamper (with)

abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp

allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt

motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate

goad, induce

flatter, persuade

snare, trap
Phrases Synonymous with pay off

get at, grease the hand of (or grease the palm of), oil the hand of (or oil the palm of)

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