payoff :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

n. the final payment of a debt

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

return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, proceeds, takings

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

hook, bait, lure, come-on, 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. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

remuneration, earnings, wage, pay, salary

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

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. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

remuneration, earnings, wage, pay, 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, outcome

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

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

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

gross, revenue, receipts, gross income

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

payment

n. a sum of money paid

posterity, descendants

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

kin, family, kinsperson

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

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, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

dealings, relations

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

place, home

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

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"

holding, property, belonging, material possession

n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

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"

pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag

n. goods or money obtained illegally

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