payoff n 1: the final payment of a debt [syn: {final payment}] 2: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment [syn: {bribe}] 3: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings}, {yield}] 4: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" [syn: {wages}, {reward}]