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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
payoff
1. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
• Syn:
bribe
• Derivationally related forms:
bribe (for: bribe)
• Hypernyms:
payment
• Hyponyms:
hush money, kickback, payola, soap
2. the final payment of a debt
• Syn:
final payment
• Hypernyms:
payment
3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the average return was about 5%
• Syn:
return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield
• Derivationally related forms:
yield (for: yield), take (for: take), return (for: return)
• Hypernyms:
income
• Hyponyms:
economic rent, rent, payback
4. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- the wages of sin is death
- virtue is its own reward
• Syn:
wages, reward
• Derivationally related forms:
reward (for: reward)
• Hypernyms:
consequence, aftermath
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