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consequence vs payoff

payoff vs consequence

consequence and payoff both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consequence Yes No No No
payoff Yes No No No
As nouns, payoff is a hyponym of consequence; that is, payoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:
  • consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
  • payoff: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
Other hyponyms of consequence include corollary, comeupance, comeuppance, just deserts, poetic justice, fruit, sequella, train, reward, wages.
consequence (noun) payoff (noun)
having important effects or influence a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual the final payment of a debt
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Difference between consequence and payoff

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