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income vs payoff

payoff vs income

income and payoff both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
income Yes No No No
payoff Yes No No No
As nouns, payoff is a hyponym of income; that is, payoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than income:
  • income: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
  • payoff: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
income (noun) payoff (noun)
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
the final payment of a debt
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 income and payoff

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