📚 noun • entry_id 37491
pay-off
/ˈpeɪ.ɒf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pago
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.
provecho • recompensa • retribución
A reward.
What's the pay-off for putting up with her nonsense for ages on end?
soborno
A bribe.
Darlinghurst cops will get you/Clean and bright/Rich and white/See where pay-offs will get you
The prison break never could have succeeded if it hadn't been for multiple pay-offs to various corrupt officers.
Phrases