n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā - ˌ o ̇ f
Function: noun
Date: 1905
1 a : PROFIT , REWARD b : RETRIBUTION
2 : the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe
3 : the climax of an incident or enterprise specifically : the denouement of a narrative
4 : a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion