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n. the final payment of a debt

n. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

n. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

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ransom, ransom money

n. money demanded for the return of a captured person

price

n. cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"

compensation

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener

n. anything that serves as an enticement

price

n. cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"

ransom, ransom money

n. money demanded for the return of a captured person

compensation

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination

n. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings

n. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

gross, revenue, receipts

n. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

payment

n. a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny, issue

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

successor, heir

n. a person who inherits some title or office

descendant, descendent

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

relations, dealings

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

home, place

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

tangible possession, material possession

n. property or belongings that are tangible

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money

n. goods or money obtained illegally

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