Synonyms of payoffs

payoffs

noun

plural of payoff

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earnings
• profits
• proceeds
• gains
• returns
• salaries
• incomes
• revenues
• wages
• nets
• sales
• payments
• yields
• windfalls
• lucre
• cleanups
• compensations
• killings
• pays
• emoluments
• interests
• bottom lines
• remittals
• grosses
• requitals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• costs
• expenses
• expenditures
• losses
• charges
• outlays
• disbursements
• outgoes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of payoffs

Ride or Die‘s true appeal is as a comedy, though, and there its payoffs are much more consistent, thanks to a likable and game ensemble. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Every painting is a model of academic crispness and polish, filled with visual cues and prearranged emotional payoffs. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Key steps include focusing on additions, recognizing emotional payoffs, reducing friction, and sharing successes to make habits self-sustaining. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Instead, Price opts for slow builds and gratifying payoffs, creating a tension that sustains the momentum of the record without getting lost in the details. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026

There would be many other payoffs for fans who’d hungered for years to see America’s top soccer league come to San Diego. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026

But it's been noticeable through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup payoffs that Makar has been dealing with lingering injury. — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Social connection is one of the clearest payoffs. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026

What Researchers Found Participants with higher fitness levels before age 65—for men, at least 11 to 15 METs and 9 to 12 METs in women—experienced some significant payoffs for health and longevity later on. — Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026