payoff

Lohn, Nutzen

Ein Vorteil oder gutes Ergebnis, das durch Mühe oder Arbeit entsteht.

In einfachem Englisch: A benefit or good result that comes from effort or work.

• All that practice had a big payoff.
• The payoff for her patience was a better job.
• We expect the training to bring a long-term payoff.

So benutzt man es: payoff for something (The payoff for months of training was a medal.)

Synonyme: reward, benefit

Häufige Wendungen: big payoff, payoff for something, long-term payoff

Rendite, Ertrag

Das Geld, das man durch eine Investition gewinnt.

In einfachem Englisch: The money gained from an investment.

• The investment produced a large payoff.
• Investors accepted more risk for a higher expected payoff.
• The fund’s payoff was smaller than she had hoped.

Synonyme: return, profit

Häufige Wendungen: investment payoff, expected payoff, financial payoff

Bestechungsgeld

Geld, das heimlich gezahlt wird, damit jemand etwas Unehrliches oder Verbotenes tut.

In einfachem Englisch: Money given secretly to make someone do something dishonest or illegal.

• The official accepted a secret payoff.
• Police discovered payoffs to several local politicians.
• He denied taking a payoff to ignore the violation.

Synonyme: bribe

Häufige Wendungen: secret payoff, illegal payoff, payoff to someone

vollständige Rückzahlung

Eine Zahlung, durch die alle Schulden vollständig beglichen werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A payment that clears all the money owed.

• The loan payoff cleared his remaining debt.
• She requested the exact payoff amount from the bank.
• The lender confirmed receipt of the final payoff.

Synonyme: settlement, full payment

Häufige Wendungen: loan payoff, mortgage payoff, final payoff