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payback vs payoff

payoff vs payback

payback and payoff both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
payback Yes No No No
payoff Yes No No No
As nouns, payoff is a hypernym of payback; that is, payoff is a word with a broader meaning than payback:
  • payback: financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
  • payoff: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Other hypernyms of payback include issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield.
payback (noun) payoff (noun)
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) 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 payback and payoff

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