payout

noun

pay·​out ˈpā-ˌau̇t How to pronounce payout (audio)
: the act of paying out : payoff

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The payout structure is complex, but in simple terms: for every game an ACC team plays during the men’s tournament this year prior to the final, the league will receive about $2 million, paid over six years. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025 Brockovich got a $2.5 million payout as a part of her fee in the PG&E settlement, per The Guardian. Jessica Sager, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Drivers suspended for greater periods are entitled to larger payouts. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025 Wu was asked about Flaherty’s quarter-million dollar payout through a severance agreement, and purported cronyism revealed by Commission records that show the agency’s Executive Director Henry Vitale had two sister-in-laws and a nephew on the payroll last year. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for payout

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of payout was in 1943

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“Payout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payout. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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