noun (informal)
1 a payment of money to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret
SYNBRIBE:
The police are accused of receiving secret pay-offs from the drug barons.
2 a payment of money to sb to persuade them to leave their job:
The company is offering large pay-offs to anyone accepting voluntary redundancy.
3 an advantage or a reward from sth you have done
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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