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a payout of [amount]
payout 是可数名词，复数形式为 payouts。
The lottery winner received a payout of $1 million.
彩票中奖者收到了一笔100万美元的付款。
支出；付款；（保险或博彩的）赔付
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支出；付款；（保险或博彩的）赔付
an amount of money paid out, especially by an insurance company or as a lottery prize; a payment
The lottery winner received a payout of $1 million.
彩票中奖者收到了一笔100万美元的付款。
支付出的金额。
An amount of money paid out.
支付给股东的股息价值。
The value of dividends paid to shareholders.
The insurance company confirmed that the payout will arrive in your bank account within three business days.
保险公司确认，这笔赔付将在三个工作日内汇入你的银行账户。
After selling the property, they received a large payout from the investment.
卖掉房产后，他们从这笔投资中获得了一大笔付款。
The company plans to increase its annual payout to shareholders this year.
公司计划今年增加对股东的年度分红支出。
payout 是可数名词，复数形式为 payouts。
The lottery winner received a payout of $1 million.
彩票中奖者收到了一笔100万美元的付款。
from 后接付款的来源方。
She received a payout from the insurance company.
她收到了保险公司的一笔付款。
to 后接收款方；make payouts 是常见搭配。
The fund makes regular payouts to investors.
该基金定期向投资者发放款项。
Not this
The insurance company will payout the claim.
Use this
The insurance company will pay out the claim.
payout 是名词，表示“支出、赔付”；动词短语是 pay out（分开写），表示“支付、赔付”。句子需要动词，所以应改为 pay out。不要因拼写相近而把名词当动词用。
Not this
The lottery made several large payout last year.
Use this
The lottery made several large payouts last year.
payout 是可数名词，前面有 several 修饰时要用复数形式 payouts。单数 payout 不能与 several 搭配。
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派息比率；支出比率
Investors check the payout ratio before buying dividend stocks.
投资者在购买股息股票前会查看派息比率。
保险赔付
The insurance payout arrived two weeks after the storm.
暴风雨过后两周，保险赔付就到了。
彩票奖金
She chose the annuity option for her lottery payout.
她选择以年金方式领取彩票奖金。
付款时间表；派付安排
The payout schedule shows when you will receive each payment.
付款时间表显示了您每笔款项的到账时间。
年度支出；年度付款
The system calculates your annual payout automatically.
系统会自动计算您的年度付款。
现金支付；现金赔付
Some winners prefer a cash payout over monthly installments.
一些中奖者更喜欢一次性现金赔付，而不是按月分期支付。
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把 pay（付款）和 out（出去）想成钱付出去→支出/赔付。
语域：neutral 常见场景：finance、insurance、gambling payout 作名词时多指支付的款项或赔付，通常用于财务、保险、博彩等正式或半正式场合；日常口语中可简单说 payment。
只有 layout /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ 与 payout /ˈpeɪ.aʊt/ 押韵：重读元音 /eɪ/ 及之后的声音完全相同。out、about、shout、without、throughout 都以 -out 结尾且含有 /aʊt/，但重读元音是 /aʊ/，所以它们只是拼写和尾部发音相近，不构成严格押韵；另外注意不要把它和 pout /paʊt/（噘嘴）混淆，pout 少了一个 /eɪ/ 音。
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