What does pay-off mean?
Pay-off means A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full..
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/ˈpeɪ.ɒf/ · noun
A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full..
At the current monthly payment level, it'll take 32 more months to reach pay-off.
What's the pay-off for putting up with her nonsense for ages on end?
How soon could we realistically expect any pay-off from loading up on shares of that company?
The prison break never could have succeeded if it hadn't been for multiple pay-offs to various corrupt officers.
Darlinghurst cops will get you/Clean and bright/Rich and white/See where pay-offs will get you
Where's the pay-off for that whole segment of the plot?
If there is a significant or surprising event in the story, it must be foreshadowed earlier on. When the event that was foreshadowed occurs, that's the payoff.
In a surprising pay-off, [Michael] Moritz says he has applied for citizenship of Germany, the country where so many family members were murdered.
Use pay-off when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pay-off means A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full..
Common synonyms include backhander, bribe, bung, coffee money.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At the current monthly payment level, it'll take 32 more months to reach pay-off.
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