a payoff (for sth)
表示某事带来的好处或结果。
hard work often has a big payoff.
努力工作往往会有巨大的回报。
贿赂
尾款；最后一笔还款；收益；利润；债务的最终偿付；(出售土地等财产的)收益,利润；发工资
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt their judgment
贿赂
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
债务的最终偿付
the final payment of a debt
(出售土地等财产的)收益,利润
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
After making the final payoff, he officially owned the car.
付清最后一笔款项后，他正式拥有了这辆车。
用法提示：payoff作名词，表示“还清债务的最后一笔付款”。
The bank sent a statement confirming the payoff of the mortgage.
银行寄来一份对账单，确认抵押贷款已还清。
用法提示：payoff指“最后一笔还款”，用于还清抵押贷款。
She saved up for months to make the final payoff on her student loan.
她攒了好几个月的钱，终于还清了学生贷款的最后一笔。
用法提示：payoff作名词，强调还清债务的最后一笔款。
表示某事带来的好处或结果。
hard work often has a big payoff.
努力工作往往会有巨大的回报。
特指某事物的最终结果或收益。
the payoff of the investment was huge.
这笔投资的收益非常巨大。
指贿赂某人。
the company made a secret payoff to the official.
公司向官员秘密行贿。
与 payoff 最接近，通用且正式程度中等；bribe 可作名词或动词，payoff 只作名词。
尤指商业或政府采购中按交易额分给经办人的非法回扣，比 payoff 更强调利益分成。
英式非正式说法，带有偷偷摸摸、私下给钱的意味，不宜出现在正式或法律文体中。
指为说服对方而额外给的好处，语气比 payoff 轻，可能不构成违法行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子He payoff the loan yesterday.
正确表达He paid off the loan yesterday.
错误地将名词“payoff”用作动词，正确动词短语应为“pay off”，注意动词短语需要分开写并使用时态变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子I made a payoff on my credit card.
正确表达I made a payment on my credit card.
混淆了“payoff”和“payment”。“payoff”特指还清债务的最后一笔付款，而一般性还款应用“payment”。
针对“收益、利润”义项；payoff 指获利，loss 指亏损，是财务结果上的直接反义。
针对“债务的最终偿付”义项；payoff 指清偿债务的最后一笔付款，down payment 指交易开始时支付的首期款项。
payout 指支付的一笔款项，常指保险理赔、奖金等；payoff 指最后一笔付款或贿赂。
payment 是泛指付款行为或款项；payoff 特指还清债务的最后一笔付款或贿赂。
现金贿赂
The official was caught accepting a cash payoff from the contractor.
那名官员被发现在收受承包商的现金贿赂。
政治贿赂
The investigation uncovered political payoffs to several council members.
调查发现了向几名市议员支付的政治贿赂。
贷款清偿
She requested the loan payoff amount from the bank.
她向银行询问了贷款清偿金额。
还清抵押贷款
Their goal is mortgage payoff within ten years.
他们的目标是在十年内还清抵押贷款。
丰厚的回报
Years of hard work finally yielded a big payoff.
多年的努力终于带来了丰厚的回报。
长期收益
The training has a long-term payoff for the whole team.
这次培训对整个团队有长期收益。
pay + -ment
pay + back
pay + out
pay + -able
pay + -er
pay + roll
payoff 可指债务的最终偿付，而债务正是被偿付的对象。
贷款会产生债务，最终偿还贷款时可涉及 payoff。
贷款和债务常伴随利息，利息与 payoff 同属金融偿付语境。
payoff 作“贿赂”解时，常出现在腐败行为的话题中。
payoff 可指投资带来的收益或利润，与投资回报相关。
最终回报；最终结果
After months of hard work, the payoff was a promotion.
经过几个月的努力，回报是升职。
到了收获回报的时刻
It's payoff time for all the money we invested.
现在到了我们所有投资得到回报的时候了。
成败攸关的关键球
With a full count, the pitcher delivered a payoff pitch and struck out the batter.
满球数时，投手投出关键一球，三振了击球手。
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