payoff
UK/'peiɒf/US
C2
Definitions
n.
The reward or return that results from an effort, investment, or risk.
回报、收益（努力、投资或冒险的结果）。
n.
A bribe; money paid to secretly influence someone.
贿赂、好处费（暗中收买某人的钱）。
Root Breakdown
Native English+
offto give money in exchange for goods or services
=payoff
pay + off = the return that comes 'off' an investment of effort or risk. Neutral as a reward ('the payoff of hard work'), but shady when it means a bribe ('a payoff to look the other way').
Root pay still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.financial payoff经济回报
- 2.big payoff丰厚回报
- 3.immediate payoff即时回报
- 4.the ultimate payoff最终回报
Example Sentences
- 1.
After years of training, winning the medal was the ultimate payoff.
- 2.
The investment finally delivered a handsome payoff.
- 3.
Investigators uncovered a secret payoff to the official.