payoff

1. N-COUNT The payoff from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it. (某行動的) 收益

If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous. 如果此類材料能夠普遍用于光學(xué)產(chǎn)業(yè)，這一突破帶來的收益將是巨大的。

2. N-COUNT A payoff is a payment made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that they will not cause trouble. 賄賂錢

Soldiers in both countries supplement their incomes with payoffs from drugs exporters. 兩國士兵們都靠來自毒品出口販的賄賂來增補收入。

3. N-COUNT A payoff is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job. 辭退補償金

The ousted chairman received a $1.5 million payoff from the loss-making oil company. 被辭退的董事長從虧損中的石油公司獲得了一筆150萬美元的辭退補償金。