Payout

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount of money paid out.

    "The maximum payout from this fruit machine is £20."

  2. 2
    The value of dividends paid to shareholders.

Example

More examples

"Layla used what was left of her husband's insurance payout to buy a house in Cairo."

Etymology

Deverbal from pay out.

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