payout

noun

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

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For example, investing in stocks that pay dividends provides growth potential and regular payouts. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Reports are a $3.4 million NIL payout, double the $1.6 million that lured Ward from Washington State a year earlier. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 Those final, unknown costs and eventual payouts coincide with an inflection point in California's home insurance market, the biggest in the U.S., in the age of climate change. Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 Time may not entirely be on Putin’s side, given the fast burn of Russian lives, financial reserves, and an economy fiercely overheating from military sign-on bonuses and death payouts. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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