pay-off

See also: payoff and pay off

English

Alternative forms

payoff

Etymology

pay +‎ off

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪ.ɒf/, American: IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪ.ɔːf/

Noun

pay-off (plural pay-offs)

A payment.
A reward.
A bribe.
(colloquial) A resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred, especially in fiction.

Translations

a payment

Catalan: retribució f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 付清 (zh) (fùqīng), 還清 (zh), 还清 (zh) (huánqīng),
Danish: udbytte
Finnish: maksu (fi)

French: rétribution (fr) f
Portuguese: pagamento (pt) m
Romanian: plată (ro) f, retribuție (ro) f
Russian: платёж (ru) m (platjóž), вы́плата (ru) f (výplata), пла́та (ru) f (pláta)
Spanish: pago (es) m

a reward

Catalan: recompensa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 報酬 (zh), 报酬 (zh) (bàochóu), 獎勵 (zh), 奖励 (zh) (jiǎnglì)
Danish: belønning n
Dutch: beloning (nl) f
Finnish: palkkio (fi)

French: récompense (fr) f
Icelandic: vinningur (is) m
Portuguese: recompensa (pt) f
Romanian: răsplată (ro) f
Russian: вознагражде́ние (ru) n (voznagraždénije)
Spanish: recompensa (es) f, retribución (es) f

a bribe

Chinese:
Mandarin: 賄賂 (zh), 贿赂 (zh) (huìlù)
Danish: bestikkelse
Finnish: lahjus (fi)
French: pot-de-vin (fr) m

Polish: łapówka (pl) f
Portuguese: suborno (pt) m
Romanian: mită (ro) f
Russian: взя́тка (ru) f (vzjátka)
Spanish: soborno (es) m

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