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payoff

[pey-awf, -of] / ˈpeɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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Or are you looking to expedite the payoff so that you don’t have mortgage debt for he rest of your life?

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, activists like McCollum have expanded their focus to opposing all hyperscale data centers, taking Lavina’s perspective that bigger facilities are not worth the potential economic payoff.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

But the payoff is substantial: With 15,000 to 20,000 seats depending on the configuration, a single night can gross up to $3 million in ticket sales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

For the student seeking attention, the adult’s time needs to come on a schedule, before he acts out—and is never given as a payoff.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

If the left branch is slender enough, it is generally understandable, albeit top-heavy, with all those words to parse before one arrives at the payoff.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Though higher limits help, he said the bigger opportunity is making sure workers know about the financial payoffs for these accounts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Levanon has a theory about why the payoffs for advanced degrees have uncoupled: “More degrees chasing fewer of the positions those degrees were meant to unlock.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

In 2008, both Lee Jae-yong and his father resigned after a former Samsung lawyer turned whistle-blower claimed knowledge of a slush fund that was being used for bribes and political payoffs.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Ackman and his team also may make small “macro” investments with the potential for large payoffs like he successfully did on corporate credit in 2020 and interest rates in 2022.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

The illicit payoffs were as yet unknown to the public, and as the barons moved toward the front of the Million Dollar Elm, they were treated as princes of capitalism, the crowd parting before them.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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