Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
pay|off — «PAY F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of paying wages. 2. the time of such payment. 3. a) the returns, as from an enterprise or specific action; result: »You will see the payoff immediately…without need for specially trained operators… … Useful english dictionary
pay·off — /ˈpeıˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs 1 : a good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something [count] You ll have to work hard but there ll be a big/large payoff in the end. We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work. What s… … Useful english dictionary
pay off — verb 1. yield a profit or result (Freq. 4) His efforts finally paid off • Hypernyms: ↑yield, ↑pay, ↑bear • Verb Frames: Something s 2. eliminate by paying off ( … Useful english dictionary
pay off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money that you owe them. [V P n (not pron)] It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you pay off someone, you give them the amount … English dictionary
pay-off — /ˈpeɪ ɒf/ (say pay of) noun 1. the final settlement of a salary, bet, bribe, or debt. 2. the time when such a payment is made. 3. a settlement as in retribution: *Was it a pay off, a recompense, or did he feel guilty about me? Did such men ever… …
pay-off — see payoff … English dictionary
payoff — OBED has an additional sense subsumed by our more general s.1 pay‧off [ˈpeɪɒf ǁ ɒːf] noun [countable] 1. a good result from a particular plan, project etc: • The company s biggest payoff came in May when it made $18.4 million. • This low risk… … Financial and business terms
payoff — (n.) also pay off, 1905, winnings from gambling, from PAY (Cf. pay) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off). Meaning graft, bribes first attested 1930. Phrase to pay off be profitable is first recorded 1951 … Etymology dictionary
payoff — pay·off / pā ˌȯf/ n 1: the act or an instance of paying someone off: bribe compare kickback 2: the act of paying a debt or creditor in full would release the lien upon the payoff of the balance … Law dictionary
payoff — /pay awf , of /, n. 1. the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc. 2. the time at which such payment is made. 3. the consequence, outcome, or final sequence in a series of events, actions, or circumstances: The payoff was when they fired him. 4.… … Universalium
payoff — pay|off [ peı,ɔf ] noun count 1. ) the benefit you get from doing something: Until now the payoff of these reforms has not been seen. 2. ) a payment that you make to someone as part of an agreement so that they do not cause trouble for you: His… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
