payout

Meanings

• Noun

  The amount of money given or received, especially as payment for a job or insurance claim.

  - "He received a large payout after winning the lottery."
  - "The insurance company agreed to a payout of $50,000 for the damages."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with payout
stayout , playout , delayout

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Variants

List of all variants of payout that leads to same result
payout , payouts

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'payment in full' in Old French, from 'payer', 'to pay'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest payout in lottery history was $1.586 billion in 2016.

2. The term 'payout' is also used in gambling to describe the amount of money won.

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Related Concepts

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1. Compensation: A form of payout given to make up for a loss or injury.

2. Dividend: A payout given to shareholders of a corporation in the form of a portion of the corporation's profits.

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Culture

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In literature, payout is often used to describe a large sum of money that changes the course of a character's life. In art, it can be represented as a pile of gold coins or a check being handed over.

How to Memorize "payout"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pile of money or a check being handed over.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of receiving a large sum of money.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Pay Out' to remember the definition.

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