Synonyms for payoff

Most common

yield · proceeds · reward · wages · climax · bribe

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Forms

Plural

payoffs → yields, returns, takes, issues…

Example sentences

• yield I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.
• proceeds The thieves divvied up the proceeds from their heist.
• reward The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
• wages Profits are the unpaid wages of the working class.
• climax The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.
• bribe He refused to acknowledge having received a bribe.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

take¹

5 letters

issue², yield¹, wages², bribe¹

6 letters

return², reward², climax²

8 letters

proceeds², gratuity⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue² = 2 syllables).