also pay-off
(~s)
1.
The ~ from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it.
If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the ~s from such a breakthrough would be enormous...
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2.
A ~ is a payment which is made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that they will not cause trouble.
Soldiers in both countries supplement their incomes with ~s from drugs exporters.
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3.
A ~ is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job.
The ousted chairman received a ?1.5 million ~ from the loss-making oil company.
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