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
While states are generally inclined to fund more clinical and translational research, which would have more immediate payoffs for taxpayers, the plan also specifically calls for funding basic research that seeds clinical discoveries.
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Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
That means potential payoffs but also extreme danger.
—James Ward, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The pitchers were first charged in November with accepting several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 by placing more than 100 in-game prop bets and parlays on the speed and the outcome of certain pitches.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The latest earnings reports from major technology companies have revived investors’ concerns about payoffs on elevated artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
This was the same man who was accused of helping coordinate payoffs to Kelly’s accusers ahead of the 2008 trial.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The house, in this case Santa Anita, does take money off the top to run the game but is not involved in determining the payoffs.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Setups, payoffs, and callbacks follow a strict logic, much like theater itself — nothing can break down, and even accidents have to be planned.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Diamantis was found guilty by a federal jury after a first trial in October of taking payoffs for steering school construction contracts.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
That means potential payoffs but also extreme danger.
—James Ward, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The pitchers were first charged in November with accepting several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 by placing more than 100 in-game prop bets and parlays on the speed and the outcome of certain pitches.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The latest earnings reports from major technology companies have revived investors’ concerns about payoffs on elevated artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
This was the same man who was accused of helping coordinate payoffs to Kelly’s accusers ahead of the 2008 trial.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The house, in this case Santa Anita, does take money off the top to run the game but is not involved in determining the payoffs.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Setups, payoffs, and callbacks follow a strict logic, much like theater itself — nothing can break down, and even accidents have to be planned.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Diamantis was found guilty by a federal jury after a first trial in October of taking payoffs for steering school construction contracts.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payoffs
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On Tuesday, the New Mexico jury watched a video in which prosecutors peppered Instagram head Adam Mosseri with questions about Meta's approach to safety, corporate profits and social media features.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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But many of the world’s most powerful tech companies have continued cutting, even as their profits have grown.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Quiet reflection gains power as cerebral Mercury in your 12th House of Solitude trines jovial Jupiter in your comforting 4th house, guiding you through releasing past aches.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to the researchers, shifting the blockchain processes closer to the hardware level resulted in performance improvements of up to 500 times and energy efficiency gains of as much as 10,000 percent compared with conventional implementations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Looking at what investors demand from similarly risky enterprises, let’s estimate shareholders will want total returns of at least 10% a year to hold the stock.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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That’s thanks to geopolitical tensions that are expected to stay elevated for some time, demand from central banks and investor understanding of gold’s consistent historical returns.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Payoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payoffs. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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