What does pay out mean?
Pay out means An amount of money paid out..
Pay out
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
An amount of money paid out..
Definitions by Sense
- An amount of money paid out.
- (finance) The value of dividends paid to shareholders.
Example Sentences
The maximum payout from this fruit machine is £20.
According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.
Synonyms for pay out
Antonyms for pay out
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Word Forms
- payouts
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The maximum payout from this fruit machine is £20.
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