PAYOUT Definition & Meaning

payout

[pey-out]

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noun

an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
money paid, expended, or disbursed, as a dividend or winning.
He went to the betting window to collect his payout.

verb phrase

1. to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse.
2. to get revenge upon for an injury; requite.
3. to let out (a rope) by slackening.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of payout¹

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase pay out

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Unless the city’s labor unions make financial concessions, the council would likely need to either tap the city’s reserve fund or pull money from other spending obligations, such as legal payouts or existing city programs.

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Millions of motorists could be in line for compensation payouts if they were mis-sold finance agreements when buying a car.

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The payouts could also force MLS to make changes to its collective bargaining agreement, which was signed when the Club World Cup was still a seven-team tournament.

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The regulator said the shareholder payouts did "not properly reflect the company's delivery performance".

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The regulator said the shareholder payouts were "undeserved" and did "not properly reflect the company's delivery performance for customers and the environment".

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pay one's way pay out

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