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

According to an indictment, the pitchers accepted several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on in-game prop bets on the speed and outcome of certain pitches. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

There was limited documentary evidence of Diamantis’ attempt to extort payoffs from Roy and CAP, the prosecutors said, and without her cooperation and testimony, conviction on those counts would have been difficult. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Everything else is incinerating money, but investors seem happy with that because the potential payoffs might be huge. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

From that point on, this martial arts video game adaptation becomes disastrously scattered, between setups and payoffs at complete odds, confounding ADR, and a total lack of any actual conclusion. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Within season 5 are some of the strongest character introductions and payoffs the series has offered. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026

These transfers and payoffs take time; solar companies can be slow, and your buyer may have to apply for credit approval. — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Their report was the first in a series of articles that accused Qatar of making payoffs to more than a dozen figures. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Travelers who put in the time, effort, and money to acquire dual citizenship will see major payoffs. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026