EnglishMain Dictionary
pay-off
Universal Words
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
