payoff

(ôf′)

noun

  1. the act, event, or time of payment
  2. a settlement or reckoning
  3. that which is paid off; return: recompense
  4. Informal a bribe
  5. Informal something coming as a climax or culmination to a series of events, esp. when unexpected or improbable

See payoff in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Full payment of a salary or wages.
    b. The time of such payment.
  2. Informal
    a. A final settlement or reckoning.
    b. The climax of a narrative or sequence of events.
  3. Final retribution or revenge.
  4. Informal A bribe.

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