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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
the payoff on the investment was only about $500
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as in pivotal
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Recent Examples of pay off
Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
California’s scarce public funds might be better spent creating more residencies rather than opening new medical schools, the payoff for which may not be seen for years.
—Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Diddy has been accused of paying off Kalenna Harper to corroborate his claims.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
Total loans decreased by $18.5 million, or 2.2%, as of September 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, primarily due to payoffs in construction loans.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
California’s scarce public funds might be better spent creating more residencies rather than opening new medical schools, the payoff for which may not be seen for years.
—Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay off
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The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The developers agreed to pay him another $50,000 later, the indictment said.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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This document, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York, summarized the amounts the Indian energy company was owed by Azure Power, previously listed on the NYSE, for bribing Indian government officials.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors with defrauding investors and orchestrating a covert scheme to bribe officials in India, authorities said Wednesday.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjusted operating profit rose 8 percent to 118.5 million euros.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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All of the profits from the Puppy Love shampoo will benefit Aniston's animal-centric nonprofit, The Clydeo Fund.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Beyond providing capital, the family office played a pivotal role in supporting the startup’s executive management by offering local expertise in areas such as development, logistics, legal advisory and operational processes specific to the region.Rami Harajli, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sundance helped bring the reckoning our film follows to a global audience at a pivotal moment, not just for the First People of North America but for all people who call this continent home.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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The council met in executive session to discuss appointing a new member to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to name a new associate judge for the Bee Cave Municipal Court.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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New and returning lawmakers meet Tuesday to pick their leaders for the 2025-26 session, where Republicans again will control the House and Senate.Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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To buy a company, a PE firm typically relies on debt financing, aka borrowing the money from a bank.Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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China’s love of European cinema peaked in 2017, when close to 35 million Chinese moviegoers bought a ticket for a European production, some 11.3 million for Luc Besson’s sci-fi spectacle Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and 6.3 million for Paddington 2.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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While a segment of grassroots Republicans still believe improprieties cost former President Donald Trump the 2020 election, his decisive victory this month has sparked a segment of Democratic voters to now question the 2024 results.Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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This decisive victory should shake the Democrat establishment to its core. SEN.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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As a result of the split, Sheboygan city residents play no deciding role in either of the two districts, which both lean heavily Republican.Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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Several people said the job fell to Tillis to convince enough Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the bill so no one person had to be the final deciding vote.Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2022
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