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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pey-awf, -of |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf |
Definition of payoff
Origin :- also pay-off, 1905, "winnings from gambling," from pay (v.) + off. Meaning "graft, bribes" first attested 1930. Phrase to pay off "be profitable" is first recorded 1937.
- noun conclusion, climax
- Suppose the Elsinore had persisted in her refusal to payoff?
- Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
- De Quille had not missed the opportunity of his comrade's absence to payoff some old scores.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- After weeks of neglecting his tip sheet to study catatonia, he felt close to the payoff.
- Extract from : « At the Post » by Horace Leonard Gold
- And the duke went away, promising to payoff the gentlemen for their interruption.
- Extract from : « Chicot the Jester » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
- And frequently no one suspects the direction the payoff finally takes.
- Extract from : « The Practical Values of Space Exploration » by Committee on Science and Astronautics
- "Now it's all over but the payoff," thought Jerry, waiting for Mr. Bartlett to make out the grocery slip.
- Extract from : « Jerry's Charge Account » by Hazel Hutchins Wilson
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