as in earnings
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
the payoff on the investment was only about $500
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Recent Examples of payoffs
Advertisement Restoring degraded land offers similar payoffs.
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Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The technologies are ready, the need is urgent, and the payoffs are immense.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The point is, to me, Kuhn’s hapless federal felonies seem a lot less significant than grabbing $7,000 in cash payoffs in the ladies’ room at City Hall.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
These concerns stem from high levels of speculative investment—totaling hundreds of billions of dollars—in artificial intelligence with few manifest payoffs, as well as the market’s top-heavy structure, with significant value concentrated in a handful of AI-bullish tech stocks.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This week’s episode is one that’s full of joy and inspiration and the payoffs of believing in yourself.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Any interruptions to basic research, such as changes to financial supports or institutions, may threaten future discoveries and potential payoffs for years to come.
—Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, for our patience, we’re eventually rewarded with a couple of dramatic payoffs.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Some analysts argue that other lunar resources like water ice may offer clearer early payoffs for deep-space logistics and fuel production.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The technologies are ready, the need is urgent, and the payoffs are immense.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The point is, to me, Kuhn’s hapless federal felonies seem a lot less significant than grabbing $7,000 in cash payoffs in the ladies’ room at City Hall.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
These concerns stem from high levels of speculative investment—totaling hundreds of billions of dollars—in artificial intelligence with few manifest payoffs, as well as the market’s top-heavy structure, with significant value concentrated in a handful of AI-bullish tech stocks.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This week’s episode is one that’s full of joy and inspiration and the payoffs of believing in yourself.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Any interruptions to basic research, such as changes to financial supports or institutions, may threaten future discoveries and potential payoffs for years to come.
—Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, for our patience, we’re eventually rewarded with a couple of dramatic payoffs.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Some analysts argue that other lunar resources like water ice may offer clearer early payoffs for deep-space logistics and fuel production.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payoffs
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Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Except somewhere along the line the spending steamrolled ahead of the profits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The company said all regions and channels delivered double-digit gains.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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After Trump won in 2024, Mamdani visited the same areas where Trump made record gains, pitching himself in social media videos as a candidate for mayor addressing affordability.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Poway voters are favoring the recall of City Councilmember Tony Blain in early returns Tuesday night.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Private equity fund managers are bracing for a wave of consolidation as investors demand higher returns and stronger governance, forcing a shakeout in an overcrowded industry, several industry veterans said at a high-level finance summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Payoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payoffs. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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