Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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payoff | Yes | No | No | No |
consequence | Yes | No | No | No |
payoff (noun) | consequence (noun) |
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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | having important effects or influence |
the final payment of a debt | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property |