payoff

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noun

1. The highest point or state: acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Medicine fastigium. See high/low.
2. Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior: bribe, fix, graft, payola. Slang boodle. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.

n

Definition: conclusion, climax
Antonyms: introduction, start

For a list of words related to payoff, see:

• Advertising - payoff: results of advertising campaign
• Intrigues, Plots, and Corruption - payoff: Informal. bribe
• Fate - payoff: reward, retribution, or resolution

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udbetaling, afregning, fortjeneste

Nederlands (Dutch)
winst (uit investering/ gok), uitbetaling, doorslaggevende factor, ontknoping, steekpenningen, eindresultaat, gouden handdruk

Français (French)
n. - récompense, bouquet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zahltag, Lohn, Bestechungsgeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξόφληση, (καθομ.) απροσδόκητη εξέλιξη

Italiano (Italian)
liquidazione, tangente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pagamento (m), dia de pagamento (m), desfecho (m)

Русский (Russian)
оплата, награда, взятка, неожиданный финал

Español (Spanish)
n. - pago, recompensa, rentabilidad, resultado final, día de paga, desenlace

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utbetalning, förtjänst, utbyte, slutresultat, vedergällning, höjdpunkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发薪, 收益, 发薪时间, 报复

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發薪, 收益, 發薪時間, 報復

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 급료 지불, 청산, 고비, 헌금

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 支払い, 支払い日, 結末, 報酬, 賄路
adj. - 決定的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دفع الرواتب أو الأرباح أو موعد ذلك, عقاب, ذروة, أوج, ربح, مكافأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שוחד, תשלום, סילוק חוב, הסדרת חשבונות, תשואה מהשקעה, רווח מהתערבות, תוצאה סופית‬

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