Payout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
  2. money paid, expended, or disbursed, as a dividend or winning: He went to the betting window to collect his payout.
verb phrase pay out [pey-out] /ˈpeɪ ˈaʊt/ .
    • to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse.
    • to get revenge upon for an injury; requite.
    • to let out (a rope) by slackening.
verb (adverb)
  1. to distribute (money); disburse
  2. to release (a rope) gradually, hand over hand
  3. to retaliate against
noun payout
  1. a sum of money paid out
Payout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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